Thou Hast Been Our Guide This Day

Thou has been our Guide this day,
Thou hast led us all the way,
Thou hast been our Sun and Shield,
Grateful hearts to Thee we yield
While Thou art nigh.

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Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heav’n and earth are full of Thee!
Heav’n and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord most high!

For the gift of strength and health,
And for friendship’s boundless wealth,
For the power to think aright,
For religion’s guiding light,
We give Thee thanks.

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Guard us through the hours of night,
And with morn’s returning light,
Grant to each of us, we pray,
Strength to serve Thee all the day,
For Thine we are.

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Author: Unknown

This appears to be a late-19th or early-20th-century children's evening hymn. No widely recognized author is attached to the text in common hymnological indexes; it is most often found in anonymous or unattributed form in Sunday-school and day-school collections.