876. JESUS, HOLD MY HAND

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AS I trav-el thru this pil-grim land
There is a Friend who walks with me,
Leads me safe-ly thru the sink-ing sand,
He is the Christ of cal-va-ry;
This would be my pray’r, dear Lord, each day
To help me do the best I can,
For I need Thy light to guide me day and night,
Bless-ed Je-sus, hold my hand.

CHORUS

Bless-ed Je-sus, hold my hand,
Yes, I need Thee ev’ry hour,
Thru this land, this pil-grim land, O take me by
Thy side; (Protect me by Thy power)
Hear my plea, my fee-ble plea,
Dear Lord, look down on me,
When I kneel in pray’r, and I know I’ll meet You there,
(And Lord humbly pray)
Bless-ed Je-sus, hold my hand.

Let me trav-el in the light di-vine
That I may see the bless-ed way;
Keep me that I may be whol-ly Thine;
And sing redemption’s song someday;
I will be a sol-dier brave and true
And never fail to take a stand
As I on-ward go and dai-ly meet the foe,
Bless-ed Je-sus, hold my hand.

When I wan-der thru the val-ley dim
To-ward the set-ting of the sun,
Lead me safe-ly to a land of rest
If I a crown of life have won;
I have put my faith in Thee, dear Lord,
That I may reach the gold-en strand,
There’s no oth-er friend on whom I can de-pend,
Bless-ed Je-sus, hold my hand.