PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND a request

Last week before my teaching on Luke 19, a lovely woman named Virginia asked me to help her find the lyrics to an old hymn. She had already desperately searched all of the hymnals at the residence home and her granddaughter had come up empty as well on her outside search.

I figured that if she told me whatever of the lyrics she remembered, I could plug them into the web browser and see what came up. She could remember these lines: PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND, LEAD ME HOME, I AM WEAK, I AM WORN.

I had never heard this song, but most people have. I found it on the internet. Written in 1932 by Thomas Dorsey after the death of his wife and child, it is a lovely worship song of humility and grace. Here are the lyrics and I'll also post a few links to watch various artists sing it online.

Precious Lord Take My Hand

Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light

Refrain:
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.

When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near,
When my life is almost gone,
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall:

(Refrain)

When the darkness appears
And the night draws near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand,
Guide my feet, hold my hand:

(Refrain)

Words: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1932.

NARRATION BY THOMAS DORSEY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlmCflPD2s8
AS SUNG BY THOMAS DORSEY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA0UV62zQFc&feature=related
AS SUNG BY ELVIS PRESLEY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeeZr6uIHj4&feature=related
AS SUNG BY KELLY PRICE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJwUpW7ioiA&feature=fvw