Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah

The words

Hymnology Archive: Guide me O thou great (opens a new tab)

1. Afan Thomas

   The composer of LLAN BAGLAN.

2. Capel y Ddol

   A Welsh tune associated with the hymn.

3. Carmarthen

   The town where Welsh and English editions appeared.

4. Cwm Rhondda

   Hughes’s tune widely used with the English text.

5. Exodus

   The biblical journey reflected in the hymn.

6. Gelli Lednais

   The farm where Peter Williams built his chapel.

7. John Hughes

   The composer of CWM RHONDDA.

8. Llan Baglan

   Another Welsh tune used with the hymn.

9. Llandyfaelog

   The parish containing that chapel.

10. Manna

    The wilderness food behind its bread imagery.

11. Pantycelyn

    The place-name identifying William Williams.

12. Peter Williams

    The translator of the documented 1771 version.

13. Pilgrimage

    The spiritual journey expressed by the hymn.

14. Pillar

    The fire and cloud used as images of guidance.

15. Rhuddlan

    Another melody paired with the English text.