O God, Guide my steps

Tue 03/03/2026

This is a popular Indonesian Christian prayer song. I learned it during my undergraduate days in the early 1980s. Today, I'd like to post its lyrics and guitar chords here along with my translation into English. The English lyrics are "singable" in the original tune.

Oh Tuhan Pimpinlah Langkahku

Key: C

  C    F    C — Am
Oh Tuhan pimpinlah langkahku
  Dm    G    C — G
Ku tak b'rani jalan sendiri
  C    F    Em — Am
SertaMu itulah doaku
  Dm    G7    C
Ajarku merendahkan diri

  Dm    G    Em — Am
Menurut FirmanMu s'tiap hari
  D  D7    G    D/A  G/B  G
Jadikan pelita dalam g'lap
  C    C7    F  F#o
Mencari domba yang sesat
  Em    Am    Dm    G  C
Itulah kerinduan jiwaku

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O God, Guide my steps

O my God, guide my steps, lead my way
I'm afraid, I dare not walk alone
To be with you, O LORD, by your side
As I learn to humble myself

To abide by your word day by day
As a light that shines in the dark
To search — for sheep that are lost
That, O God, is the longing of my soul

English lyrics by Harold Huang
Tue 03/03/2026 17:35 hrs GMT+8
#songs #heartfelt

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Nobody's Park

(Sung to the tune of Nobody's Child)

As I was slowly passing
A busy town one day
I lingered for a moment
To watch people on their way

Alone, in eerie silence
Sat a park under the sky
The lonely weeds, they spoke to me
With words that made me cry

I'm nobody's park, I'm nobody's park
Just like the rain clouds, I'm growing dark
My bridge is broken, my neglect is stark
Nobody wants me, I'm nobody's park . . .

Nobody's Park
by Harold Huang
2025-06-06 00:31 hrs GMT+8
#sightsandsounds #heartfelt

Mermaid with a lion head

I wrote this poem after I came across a photo of visitors to Merlion Park Singapore trying to position themselves to appear to be drinking from the fountain of water spouting from the Merlion statue.

A mermaid with a lion head
Much water doth it spout
A thirsty man looked up to wait
His body fat and stout

Into the river, water sprayed
So deep down did it sink
Alas! In vain did Thirsty wait
No water did he drink

Mermaid with a lion head
By Harold Huang
Tue 2025-01-28 1150 hrs GMT+8
#sightsandsounds #daydreams

Vibrations of the soul

GETARAN JIWA 1958 — VIBRATIONS OF THE SOUL

Singable English lyrics,
my version . . .

VERSE 1:
Getaran jiwa, melanda hatiku
Vibrations of the soul, they flood into my heart

Tersusun nada, irama dan lagu
The tones, the me-lody, the song so well arranged

CHORUS:
Walau hanya sederhana
Although it's only a sim-ple tune

Tetapi tak mengapa
It doesn't matter to me

Moga dapat membangkitkan
May/(it) bring about an awakening

Sedarlah kamu wahai insan
Will you wake up, my dearest friend

VERSE 2:
Tak mungkin hilang, Irama dan lagu
They — won't go away, Those melody and songs

Bagaikan kembang, Sentiasa bermadu
Like blooming flowers, Always flowing with honey

ENDING:
Andai dipisah lagu dan irama
If song and melody, are sadly torn apart

Lemah tiada berjiwa, hampa
I'll be weak and lifeless, emp—ty . . .

Vibrations of the soul
English lyrics by Harold Huang
27Aug24 1848 hrs GMT+8
#song #daydreams #heartfelt

• Getaran Jiwa — P Ramlee

Two hands

— in conjunction with Teachers' Day.

It takes two hands to keep in step,
the hands of teacher and child.
They move in tune, one with the other,
in a lesson made worthwhile.

The teacher speaks
the child will listen
The teacher shows
the child pays attention

The teacher asks
the child will answer
The teacher explains
the child will ponder.

The teacher leads
the child will follow
In teacher's steps
the child will shadow

The teacher prompts
questions to bring
The teacher helps
the child to think

Teacher's hand begins to slow
when child's hand begins to grow
Teacher's hand will move along
when child's hand is big and strong.

Two Hands
by Harold Huang
Thu 16May24 1122 hrs GMT+8
Upd. Fri 17May24 0630 hrs
#heartfelt #journeyinlife

Fond memories . . .

— in remembrance of a dearly beloved classmate who passed away this morning.

You left us with fond memories
through the years we've been apart
of enduring sincere friendship
and the kindness of your heart

You left us with fond memories
of good things you could do
from making pin-hole cameras
to calligraphy writing too

You left us with fond memories
of warm and friendly words
in your soft-spoken demeanour
not a slander have we heard

You left us with fond memories
that time can never erase
memories strong and vivid
we shall cherish all our days

Today you left us all for good
never to return again
in our remaining years on earth
our hearts will feel the pain.

Fond Memories
by Harold Huang
Mon 22Apr2024 1512 hrs GMT+8
#heartfelt #journeyinlife

A gust of grief

A gust of grief,
A storm of sorrow,
A hail of heartbreak,
swept through relentlessly.

All that I have stood upon,
believed in,
and held on to,
vanished suddenly,

leaving behind
bare bones of betrayal
in a dark dungeon of deceit
with crooked corridors of craftiness

I asked myself,
Why?
There was no answer.

A Gust of Grief
by Harold B Huang
#journeyinlife
Wed 27Mar24 0747hrs GMT+8