Hymn
The Lord is our leader
Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way;
The Lord is our leader, His Word is our stay;
Though suff'ring and sorrow and trial be near,
The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear.
He raiseth the fallen, He cheereth the faint;
The weak and oppressed,--He will hear their complaint,
The way may be weary, and thorny the road,
But how can we falter? our help is in God.
And to his green pastures our footsteps He leads;
His flock in the meadows full kindly he feeds;
The lambs in His bosom, He tenderly bears;
And brings back the wanderers secure from the snares.
Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light;
Though storms rage around us, our God is our might;
So, faint yet pursuing, still onward we go,
The Lord is our leader; no fear can we know.
The Lord is our leader — Text from The Morning Stars Sang Together, 1897. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-lord-is-our-leader
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Lord is our leader?
The words of The Lord is our leader were written by John Nelson Darby; the version here was published in 1897.
Is The Lord is our leader public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Morning Stars Sang Together, published in 1897. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Lord is our leader?
The Lord is our leader is in 11.11.11.11. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, I Would Not Live Alway, My Jesus, I Love Thee and The Lord Is My Shepherd.