| Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
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| Thomas Hastings. 1784–1872 |
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| 6. In Sorrow |
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| GENTLY, Lord, oh, gently lead us, | |
| Pilgrims in this vale of tears, | |
| Through the trials yet decreed us, | |
| Till our last great change appears. | |
| When temptation's darts assail us, | 5 |
| When in devious paths we stray, | |
| Let thy goodness never fail us, | |
| Lead us in thy perfect way. | |
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| In the hour of pain and anguish, | |
| In the hour when death draws near, | 10 |
| Suffer not our hearts to languish, | |
| Suffer not our souls to fear; | |
| And, when mortal life is ended, | |
| Bid us in thine arms to rest, | |
| Till, by angel bands attended, | 15 |
| We awake among the blest. | |
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