Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: I will not let thee go
Topic: The New Life/Trust and Joy
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: T Cook
Meter: PM
Tune: Fanning
Hymn Number: 574
Page Number: 209, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsI will not let thee go, thou help in time of need;
Heap ill on ill, I trust thee still,
E'en when it seems as thou wouldst slay in-deed!
Do as thou wilt with me,
I yet will cling to thee.
Hide thou thy face; yet, help in time of need;
I will not let thee go,
I will not let thee go!
I will not let thee go; should I for-sake my bliss?
No, Lord, thou'rt mine,
And I am thine:
Thee will I hold when all things else I miss;
Though dark and sad the night,
Joy cometh with thy light,
Oh thou, my Sun; should I forsake my bliss?
I will not let thee go!
I will not let thee go, my God, my Life, my Lord!
Not death can tear
Me from his care,
Who for my sake his soul in death out-poured.
Thou diedst for love to me;
I say in love to thee,
E'en when my heart shall break, my
God, my Life, my Lord,
I will not let thee go!