Main message: What a blessing that Lord God leads me all the way.

Bible references:

• V1. "He leadeth me" (John 10:3)

• V2. "By water still" (Psalm 23:2)

"troubled sea" (Matthew 8:24)

• V3. "through Jordan" (Joshua 3:11)

Keywords: He leadeth me, blessed thought, comfort fraught, By His own hand, faithful follower

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn uses related melodic material in its first two sections and again in its third and fourth sections. 

• Fermatas appear at the end of each section, with an additional fermata in the middle of the second section that creates a prominent point in the verse. 

• In the refrain, the phrase ‘He leadeth me’ appears four times, reinforcing the hymn’s central text.