Hold Thou My Hand

Hold thou my hand! So weak I am and helpless
I dare not take one step without Thy aid,
Hold Thou my hand! For then, o loving Savour
No dread of ill shall make my soul afraid

Hold Thou my hand! And closer, closer draw me
To Thy dear self hope, my joy, my all,
Hold Thou my hand, lest haply I should wander
And, missing Thee, my trembling feet should fall

Hold Thou hand! The way is dark before me
Without the sunlight of they face divine
But when by faith I catch its radiant glory
What heights of joy, what rapturous songs are mine

Hold Thou my hand! That when I reach te margin
Of that lone river Thou didst cross for me
A heavenly light my flash along its waters
And every wave, like crystal, bright shall be