Lord, Lead Me On

1

When the way seems dark and long,

As I pass amid the throng,

Hold to my hand,

Dear Lord, I pray.

Give me grace to shout and shine,

Ever in the light divine,

Lord, Lead me on,

From day to day.

2

In this world of doubt and gloom,

When hope's flowers fail to bloom,

Hold to my hand,

Dear Lord, I pray;

I have put my faith in Thee,

Till the homeland I shall see,

Lord, lead me on,

From day to day.

3

When old age is stealing on,

And my strength is almost gone,

Hold to my hand,

Dear Lord, I pray;

Surely Thou wilt ne'er forsake,

Till in heaven I awake,

Lord, lead me on,

From day to day.

CHORUS

Lord, lead me on from day to day,

I want to walk the holy way;

Tho' friends forsake me all alone,

I ask Thee, Lord, to lead me on.

Lyrics: Marion W. Easterling

This is a song we learned from the Chuck Wagon Gang songbooks that we bought one summer at a local Chuck Wagon Gang performance in Hartford, Michigan, when I was a teenager. The family of one of my schoolmates had purchased a farm a few miles out of town and turned it into a venue for country and gospel music performances -- Melody Ranch. Our family sang a lot of songs out of those paperback songbooks. This was one of our favorites.

Here is a link to a video of the Gaither Homecoming crew singing it the way we used to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QqA0sNGmDM

Note: The Nelon family - the mother, father, and daughter - died in a plane crash in July of 2024, on their way to a Gaither Alaska cruise.