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He'll Never Let Go My Hand

Representative Text

1 Dark clouds may often hide the goal,
But fear will never sway my soul;
For He who bled to make me whole,
Will never let go my hand.

Refrain:
He’ll never let go my hand,
Secure in His love I stand;
This wonderful Friend will be true to the end,
He’ll never let go my hand.

2 He loves my soul, and knows the way,
And my great need of Him each day;
And, lest from His dear side I stray,
He’ll never let go my hand. [Refrain]

3 That I to Him may faithful prove,
He overflows my soul with love
And tells me of my home above;
He’ll never let go my hand. [Refrain]

4 I’ve proved my Saviour o’er and o’er,
Each day I love and praise Him more;
And, till I’m safe on heaven’s shore,
He’ll never let go my hand. [Refrain]

Source: Glad Tidings in Song #145

Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Dark clouds may often hide the goal
Title: He'll Never Let Go My Hand
Author: James Rowe (1906)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He'll never let go my hand
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Faith Inspiring Songs #47

Glad Tidings in Song #d13

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Glad Tidings in Song #145

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Jewel Songs #71

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Living Water Songs No. 2 #75

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New Soul Winning Songs #129

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Songs for Soul-winning #10

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Songs of Mounting Up #75

Songs of Praises, a General Purpose Evangelistic Song Book #d30

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The Bread of Life Songs #71

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The King of Glory #24

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The King's Praise #99

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Voices of Victory #37

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Wonder Hymns of Faith #8

Wonder Hymns of Faith #10

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