HOLD THOU MY HAND

"You hold me by my right hand." Psalms 73:23-24

Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1879, alt.
Music: Hubert Platt Main, 1880.

Hold Thou my hand; so weak I am, and helpless,
I dare not take one step without Thy aid;
Hold Thou my hand; for then, O loving Savior,
No dread of ill shall make my soul afraid.

Hold Thou my hand, and closer, closer draw me
To Thy dear self - my hope, my joy, my all;
Hold Thou my hand, lest carelessly I wander,
And, missing Thee, my trembling feet shall fall.

Hold Thou my hand; the way is dark before me
Without the sunlight of Thy face divine;
But when by faith I catch its radiant glory,
What heights of joy, what rapturous songs are mine!

Hold Thou my hand, that when I reach the margin
Of that lone river Thou didst cross for me,
A heavenly light may flash along its waters,
And every wave like crystal bright shall be.