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Text:O Take My Hand, Dear Father
Author:Julie K. von Hausmann
Translator (from German):Hermann H. M. Brueckner, 1866-1942
Tune:SO NIMM DENN MEINE HÄNDE
Composer:Friedrich Silcher
Media:MIDI file

5352. O Take My Hand, Dear Father

1. O take my hand, dear Father,
and lead Thou me,
Till at my journey’s ending
I dwell with Thee.
Alone I cannot wander
one single day,
So do Thou guide my footsteps
on life’s rough way.

2. O cover with Thy mercy
my poor, weak heart,
Lest I in joy or sorrow
from Thee depart.
Permit Thy child to linger
here at Thy feet,
Thy goodness blindly trusting
with faith complete.

3. Though oft Thy power but faintly
may stir my soul,
With Thee, my Light in darkness,
I reach the goal.
Take then my hand, dear Father,
and lead Thou me,
Till at my journey’s ending
I dwell with Thee.

Text Information
First Line: O take my hand, dear Father
Title: O Take My Hand, Dear Father
German Title: So nimm denn meine Hände
Author: Julie K. von Hausmann (1862)
Translator (from German): Hermann H. M. Brueckner, 1866-1942
Meter: 74.74 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SO NIMM DENN MEINE HÄNDE
Composer: Friedrich Silcher (1842)
Meter: 74.74 D
Incipit: 56543 32345 33254
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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