Hymn
Lord, lead the way the Savior went
- Writer
- William Croswell
Lord, lead the way the Saviour went,
By lane and cell obscure,
And let love's treasures still be spent,
Like His, upon the poor.
Like Him through scenes of deep distress,
Who bore the world's sad weight,
We, in their crowded loneliness,
Would seek the desolate.
For Thou hast placed us side by side,
In this wide world of ill,
And, that Thy followers may be tried,
The poor are with us still.
Mean are all offerings we can make,
But Thou hast taught us, Lord,
If given for the Saviour's sake,
They lose not their reward.
Lord, lead the way the Savior went — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/lord-lead-the-way-the-savior-went
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Who wrote Lord, lead the way the Savior went?
The words of Lord, lead the way the Savior went were written by William Croswell; the version here was published in 1920.
Is Lord, lead the way the Savior went public domain?
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What is the meter of Lord, lead the way the Savior went?
Lord, lead the way the Savior went is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Remember Me, When musing sorrow weeps the past and God's Servants Safe By Sea or Land.