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Precious Lord Take My Hand Mel O'Joe By Thomas A. Dorsey Dorsey, the music director at Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church from the '30s to the '70s, wrote this song days after the death of his wife and son during childbirth.
C# C#7 Precious L ord, take my h and,
F# F#m Lead me o n, let me s tand,
C# D# G#7 I am t ired, I am w eak, I am w orn;
C# C#7 Through the s torm, through the n ight,
F# F#m Lead me on to the light
C# C#7 When my w ay grows d rear,
F# F#m Precious L ord, linger n ear,
C# D# G#7 Sometimes I t hink my l ife is almost g one,
C# C#7 Hear my c ry, hear my c all,
F# F#m Hold my h and lest I f all:
Instrumental Verse Violin and Guitar
C# C#7 When the d arkness appear s
F# F#m And the n ight draws n ear,
C# D# G#7 And the d ay is p ast and g one,
C# C#7 At the r iver I s tand,
F# F#m Guide my f eet, hold my h and:
C# C#7 Precious L ord, take my h and,
F# F#m Lead me o n, let me s tand,
C# D# G#7 I am t ired, I am w eak, I am w orn;
C# C#7 Through the s torm, through the n ight,
F# F#m Lead me on to the light
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