Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: I will not let thee go thou help in time of need
Topic: The New Life/Trust and Joy
Writer: <no first name given> Deshler
Composer:
Meter: PM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 798
Page Number: 466, 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 indeed!
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; should I forsake 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,
O 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 outpour'd,
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!