I Lean Upon no Broken Reed

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I lean upon no broken reed

Author: Horatius Bonar
Tune: MANOAH (Greatorex)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 I lean upon no broken reed,
Nor trust an untried guide;
I know Him and He knoweth me,
He walketh at my side.

2 I hold His hand as on we walk,
And still He holdeth mine;
It is a human hand I hold,
It is a hand Divine.

3 “Hold Thou me up” is still my cry,
As o’er the rugged road
Of this my pilgrimage I move,
That lead s me nearer God.

4 Lord Jesus, Thou the first and last,
Oh, when wilt Thou appear?
And bring the long, long-looked for dawn
Of the eternal year.

Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #147

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Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I lean upon no broken reed
Title:	I Lean Upon no Broken Reed
Author:	Horatius Bonar
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1902
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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MANOAH (Greatorex)

MANOAH was first published in Henry W. Greatorex's Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1851). This anthology (later editions had alternate titles) contained one of the best tune collections of its era and included thirty-seven original compositions and arrangements by compiler Greatorex as well as m…

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