Lead them, my God, to Thee
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 653.
Verse 1
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee, These children dear of mine, Thou gavest me; O, by Thy love divine, Lead them, my God, to Thee; Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 2
When earth looks bright and fair, Festive and gay, Let no delusive snare Lure them astray; But from temptation’s power, Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 3
E’en for such little ones, Christ came a child, And in this world of sin Lived undefiled. O, for His sake, I pray, Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 4
Yea, though my faith be dim, I would believe That Thou this precious gift Wilt now receive; O take their young hearts now, Lead them my God to Thee, Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.