The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2507

2507. Hold Thou My Hands!

1. Hold Thou my hands!
In grief and joy, in hope and fear,
Lord, let me feel that Thou art near:
Hold Thou my hands!

2. If e’er by doubts
Of Thy good fatherhood depressed,
I cannot find in Thee my rest:
Hold Thou my hands!

3. Hold Thou my hands!
These passionate hands too quick to smite,
These hands so eager for delight:
Hold Thou my hands!

4. And when at length,
With darkened eyes and fingers cold,
I seek some last loved hand to hold,
Hold Thou my hands!

Text Information

• First Line: Hold Thou my hands
• Title: Hold Thou My Hands!
• Author: William Canton (1893)
• Meter: 48.84
• Language: English
• Source: Good Words, 1893, page 333
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MISERERE MEI
• Meter: 48.84
• Incipit: 32171 24312 21171
• Key: g minor
• Source: "Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soul," 1585
• Copyright: Public Domain