Lead Me Lord

• By: Gary Valenciano

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lead /liːd/ A2	verb - to guide or direct
Lord /lɔːrd/ A1	noun - a person of rank or authority; God
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - to confront or deal with noun - the front part of the head
rising /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - increasing; ascending
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ B2	verb - to ease someone's feelings of grief, distress noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire verb - want something to happen or be the case.
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or route between two places
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - of little weight; not heavy
guiding /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ B1	adjective - serving to guide or direct.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection

Grammar:

• Lead me, Lord

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This is a direct command or request. The verb "lead" is used in its base form without a subject.

• help me face the rising sun

  ➔ Bare infinitive after 'help'

  ➔ The verb "help" is often followed by an object and a bare infinitive (infinitive without 'to'). Here, "face" is the bare infinitive.

• There's no other hope that I can lean on

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted before "I". The full clause would be "There's no other hope *that* I can lean on".

• Show the way to live inside your heart

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to live inside your heart" explains the purpose of showing the way. "To live" expresses why the subject wants the way to be shown.

• You're the lamp upon my feet

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ This is a metaphorical statement. God/Lord is compared to a lamp providing light and guidance.

• Even though at times I'd rather go along my way

  ➔ Conditional clause with "though" and contracted "would"

  ➔ "Even though" introduces a concession, and "I'd" is a contraction of "I would". This expresses a preference that contradicts the main idea.

• Help me take the right direction, take Your road

  ➔ Parallel structure, imperative mood

  ➔ "Help me take..." and "take Your road" are parallel commands, both using the imperative mood. The second clause reinforces the request in the first.

• Let me stay by Your guiding love

  ➔ Causative "let" with bare infinitive

  ➔ "Let" is a causative verb. It is followed by an object pronoun ("me") and a bare infinitive ("stay").