He Will Hold My Hand

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"As thy day thy strength shall be" Promise sweet for you and me

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [As thy day thy strength shall be] (Morris)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 “As thy day thy strength shall be,”
Promise sweet for you and me;
When the way seems lone and dreary,
When we’ve footsore grown and weary,
Pilgrims in a desert land
He will hold us by the hand.

Chorus:
He will keep hold of my hand,
He will keep hold of my hand;
No harm can ever betide me,
He will keep holy of my hand.

2 He who with unwav’ring care
Notes the sparrows of the air,
And the lilies clothes in brightness,
Radiant in their snowy whiteness,
Shall He not then care for thee?
Hold His hand and trustful be. [Chorus]

3 As a shepherd shall He lead,
Day by day supply each need;
Hallelujah! what a Savior,
In His keeping safe forever;
All the way to Glory-land
He will hold us by the hand. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 2 #69

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	"As thy day thy strength shall be" Promise sweet for you and me
Title:	He Will Hold My Hand
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He will keep hold of my hand
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain