Scripture Verse

You hold me by my right hand. Psalm 73:23

Introduction

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Julie K. von Hausmann (1825–1901)

Words: Ju­lie K. von Haus­mann, 1862 (So nimm denn meine Hände). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Her­mann H. M. Brueck­ner (1866–1942).

Music: So nimm denn meine Hände Fried­rich Sil­cher, 1842 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Brueck­ner (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of von Haus­mann,

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Friedrich Silcher (1789–1860)

Lyrics

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.

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.

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.