Leader of faithful souls, and Guide Of all that travel to the sky, Come, and with us, e'en us abide, Who would on Thee alone rely ; On Thee alone our spirits stay, While held in life's uneven way.
2. Strangers and pilgrims here below, This earth, we know, is not our place ; But hasten through the vale of woe, And, restless to behold Thy face, Swift to our heavenly country move, Our everlasting home above, [borne,
3. Through Thee, who all our sins hast Freely and graciously forgiven, With songs to Zion we return, Contending for our native heaven; That palace of our glorious King, We find it nearer while we sing.
4. Raised by the breath of love divine, We urge our way with strength renewed, The church of the first-born to join, We travel to the mount of God ; With joy upon oar heads arise, And meet our Captain in the skies.