Lamp of Our Feet Whereby We Trace - #291

"Lamp of Our Feet Whereby We Trace"
by Bernard Barton, 1784-1849

1. Lamp of our feet whereby we trace
Our path when wont to stray;
Stream from the fount of heavenly grace,
Brook by the traveler's way.

2. Bread of our souls whereon we feed,
True manna from on high;
Our guide and chart wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky;

3. Pillar of fire, through watches dark,
Or radiant cloud by day;
When waves would break our tossing bark,
Our anchor and our stay;

4. Word of the ever-living God,
Will of His glorious Son;
Without thee, how could earth be trod
Or heaven itself be won?

5. Lord, grant us all aright to learn
The wisdom it imparts
And to its heavenly teaching turn
With simple, childlike hearts.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #291
Text: Ps. 119:105
Author: Bernard Barton, 1826
Composer: William Croft, 1708
Tune: "St. Anne"