Keep Thou my Way

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by Theodore E. Perkins

Verse 1

• Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh;
• Strong is Thy mighty arm, weak and frail am I;
• Then, my unchanging Friend, on Thee, my hopes depend,
• Till life’s brief day shall end, be Thou ever nigh.

Verse 2

• Keep Thou my heart, O Lord, ever close to Thee;
• Safe in Thine arms of love, shall my refuge be;
• Then, over a tranquil tide, my bark shall safely glide;
• I shall be satisfied, ever close to Thee.

Verse 3

• Keep Thou my all, O Lord, hide my life in Thine;
• O let Thy sacred light over my pathway shine;
• Kept by Thy tender care, gladly the cross I’ll bear;¹
• Hear Thou and grant my prayer, hide my life in Thine.

¹This line is the famous "Gladly the cross-eyed bear" line.