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10 Sep 13 - 04:32 PM (#3557904) Subject: Lyr Add: PRECIOUS LORD, TAKE MY HAND (T Dorsey) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Lyr. Add: PRECIOUS LORD, TAKE MY HAND Attrib. to Thomas A. Dorsey; but possibly older. 1 Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I am tired, I am weak, and worn Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the light. Take my hand, precious Lord, Lead me home. 2 When my way grows drear, Precious Lord, lead me near When my life is almost gone Hear my cry, hear my call Hold my hand, lest I fall Take my hand, precious Lord. 3 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 Take my hand, precious Lord. This version at www.authentichistory.com/1600-1859/3-spirituals/. The great voice of Clara Ward may be heard singing this hymn here. The DT has words and music of the version by Thomas A Dorsey. |
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10 Sep 13 - 05:20 PM (#3557923) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Precious Lord, Take My Hand From: Q (Frank Staplin) The hymn I was thinking of is not close to Dorsey's, the song seems original with him. |
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10 Sep 13 - 05:43 PM (#3557935) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Precious Lord, Take My Hand From: Seamus Kennedy Dian James and the Greenbriar Boys did a nice bluegrassed version of this song too. |
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10 Sep 13 - 05:45 PM (#3557937) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Precious Lord, Take My Hand From: GUEST,Autoharper Thomas A. Dorsey composed "Precious Lord" his classic and most famous song, in the grief following the death of his first wife in childbirth in 1932. -Adam Miller |