Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1859
Lyrics
Holy Mother, guide his footsteps,
Guide them at a moment, guide them at a moment sure...
Holy Mother, guide his footsteps, guide them at a moment,
at a moment, a moment
Let this wicked heart then perish,
And the good, the food remains secure;
Sainted Mother, oh, befriend him,
And thy gentlest pity lend him.
Ah! Holy Mother, guide his footsteps,
Ah! guide them at a moment, at a moment sure;
Ah! Holy Mother, guide his footsteps,
Ah! guide them at a moment, guide them at a moment sure.
Let the wicked... let the wicked heart then perish;
Sainted Mother oh! befriend him...
And thy gentlest, and thy gentlest pity lend him.
Recommended Citation
Holy Mother, Guide his Footsteps, "Holy Mother, Guide his Footsteps" (1859). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 65.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/shower/65
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Comments
Holy Mother, Guide his Footsteps
From Maritiana
One of sixty-eight pieces bound in “The Shower of Pearls : A collection of the most beautiful duets, for two sopranos, soprano and alto, soprano and tenor, soprano and bass, and tenor and bass, arranged with an accompaniment for the piano-forte.”
Boston. Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington Street
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