I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Matthew 28:20
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1923. Appeared in Songs of the Cross, edited by Rufus H. Cornelius (Fort Worth, Texas: R. H. Cornelius, 1924), number 315.
Music: Trivandrum Leonard D. Huffstutler, 1923 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Once from my poor sin-sick soul
Christ did every burden roll;
Now I walk, redeemed and whole,
Hand in hand with Jesus.
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Hand in hand we walk each day,
Hand in hand along the way;
Walking thus, I cannot stray,
Hand in hand with Jesus.
In my night of dark despair,
Jesus heard and answered prayer;
Now I’m walking free as air,
Hand in hand with Jesus.
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From the straight and narrow way,
Praise the Lord, I cannot stray;
For I’m walking every day,
Hand in hand with Jesus.
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When the stars are backward rolled,
And His home I shall behold,
I will walk those streets of gold,
Hand in hand with Jesus.
Refrain