Free Sheet Music

Gently Lead Us
From The American Vocalist (1848)
Arranged for SSATTBB a cappella by Alan Riley Jones
Copyright © Alan Riley Jones.

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Gently, Lord, O gently lead us
Through this lonely vale of tears,
And, O Lord, in mercy give us
Thy rich grace in all our fears.

In the hour of pain and anguish,
In the hour when death draws near,
Suffer not our hearts to languish,
Suffer not our souls to fear.

When this mortal life is ended,
Bid us in thine arms to rest,
Till by angel bands attended,
We awake among the blest.

The demo recording follows this suggested plan:
Stanza 1 - Unison TB
Repeat stanza 1 - SATB
Stanza 2 - SSA
Stanza 3 - TTBB
Repeat stanza 1 - SSATTBB
Others sequences of alternating textures may be used according to individual circumstances.