# Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah

## Classification

- Queue shelf: light
- Current website category: archive
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: public-domain-us
- Confidence: confirmed

## Writer / Source

Text by William Williams; English translation by Peter Williams; tune CWM RHONDDA by John Hughes

## Earliest Located Evidence

Welsh hymn text eighteenth century; CWM RHONDDA early twentieth century

## Context

Core hymn is public domain; verify exact Scrips lyric variant.

## Rights Assessment

The package uses the current U.S. public-domain rule of thumb that U.S. works published before 1931 are public domain in 2026, while modern works and later arrangements need separate clearance. For traditional material, the underlying tune/text may be public domain while The Scrips arrangement and any modern variant source remain separate rights questions.

## Source Links

- https://hymnary.org/text/guide_me_o_thou_great_jehovah
- https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: src/_content/song-text/guide-me-o-thou-great-jehovah.txt
- Existing site status: unknown
- Existing site notes: lyric/chord sheet present; appears in setlist

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: not documented
- Capo: not documented
- Tuning/comment: not documented

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, CWM RHONDDA
- Roud number: none located / not applicable

## Open Questions

- No cleaned Scrips ChordPro file found; chords need confirmation.