Verse 1

Captain of Israel's host, and guide Of all who seek the land above, Beneath thy shadow we abide, The cloud of thy protecting love; Our strength, thy grace; our rule, thy word; Our end, the glory of the Lord.

Verse 2

By thine unerring Spirit led, We shall not in the desert stray; We shall not full direction need, Nor miss our providential way; As far from danger as from fear, While love, almighty love, is near.

Verse 3

We've no abiding city here, but seek a city out of sight; thither our steady course we steer, aspiring to the plains of light: Jerusalem the saints' abode, whose founder is the living God.