Text:Father Holds the Hand
Author:Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Tune:[When darkness over all the earth its sable wing has spread]
Composer:Geo. C. Hugg

136. Father Holds the Hand

Text Information
First Line: When darkness over all the earth its sable wing has spread
Title: Father Holds the Hand
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Refrain First Line: Lord, give us faith to trust thee, tho' we may not understand
Language: English
Publication Date: 1900
Notes: To Baby Evangeline Hugg. These words were written by request, and lovingly inscribed to my little daughter, Evangeline, who, since she was two months old, would in the hours of midnight darkness place her little hand in her father's, and sweetly coo herse
Tune Information
Name: [When darkness over all the earth its sable wing has spread]
Composer: Geo. C. Hugg



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