Just as the revised classes get a special boost for sticking it out to level 20, the 4 level casting classes (Paladin, Ranger, Assassin) need a unique 4th level spell. The Paladin's Holy Sword spell is an example. The Ranger needs an equivalent - several 3E products had such a spell - I believe it was called Bane Bow or Bane Weapon, but essentially a spell that turns the Ranger's weapon into a +5 weapon with the Bane property against a favored enemy. Such a spell will give the Ranger spell list a nice boost, something unique, and a nice balance to the Paladin.
You could remove Find the Path from the bard, cleric, and druid lists and make it a Ranger 4 spell.
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In Spell Compendium, Rangers have quite a few very nice spells.
Hunter's Mercy (Lv1) SWIFT ACTION- Next attack with a bow is automatically a critical hit. Yes, not automatically confirmed, but automatically a critical.
Blade Storm (Lv2) FULL ROUND- Make one attack with each melee weapon against all threatened opponents
Arrow Storm (Lv3) FULL ROUND- Make one attack with a bow against every creature in range.
How about this for a 4th level Ranger spell that culminates the ranger line of spells:
Storm of the Hunter (L4) Full Round Either make one attack with a bow against every creature in range or make one attack with each melee weapon against all threatened opponents. All of these attacks have their threat range doubled, and critcal multiplier increased by 1. (I had thought about auto crit-threats, but that would be a bit much I think...but it's still a possibility)