The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16101

16101. I Will Not Let Thee Go

1 I will not let Thee go, Thou Guest di­vine,
Until Thy name I know, by word or sign;
Art Thou the Man who died, between thieves cru­ci­fied?
Until Thy name I know,bI will not let Thee go.

2 What though the day should break, the sha­dows flee,
Thy leave Thou shalt not take, I’ll cleave to Thee;
Thy touch my pow­ers may numb, till, halt­ing, I suc­cumb,
But till Thy name I know, I will not let Thee go.

3 What marks are these I see, upon Thy brow?
O Man of Cal­va­ry, I read Thee now;
I read Thy lin­eage well: make Ja­cob, Is­ra­el!
My suit till Thou be­stow, I will not let Thee go.

4 The cross Thou didst en­dure. the cup, the shame;
Ah, yes, I’m doub­ly sure Thou art the same:
The Rock, once ri­ven for me, the Rod, that smote death’s sea,
Thy bless­ing floods me so, O, Lord! I let Thee go!

Text Information

• First Line: I will not let Thee go, Thou Guest di­vine
• Title: I Will Not Let Thee Go
• Author: Jeremiah E. Rankin
• Meter: 10.10.12.12
• Language: English
• Source: African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book (Philadelphia: African Methodist Episcopal Book Concern, 1898)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: I WILL NOT LET THEE GO
• Composer: Ernest Carter (1898)
• Meter: 10.10.12.12
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain