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The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland". [1] " Maitland" is often attributed to American composer George N. Allen (1812–1877), but the earliest known source (Plymouth Collection, 1855 [2]) shows that Allen was the author/adapter of the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," not the composer of the tune, and the tune itself was printed without ...
The song was translated into several languages. An early translation into English was made by Herman H. Brueckner as "Take Thou my hand, o Father". [12] Elmer Leon Jorgenson translated it to "Take Thou My Hand, and Lead Me", published in Great Songs of the Church in 1921. [13]
"Precious Lord, Take My Hand" - Ronnie Milsap "Family Bible" - Ricky Skaggs "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - Sara Evans "The Old Rugged Cross" - Brad Paisley "The Wayfaring Stranger" - Trace Adkins "Where No One Stands Alone" - Loretta Lynn "Give Me Jesus" - Vince Gill "A House of Gold" - Dierks Bentley "How Great Thou Art" - Carrie Underwood
Julie Katharina Hausmann [note 1] (19 March [O.S. 7 March] 1826 [1] – 15 August [O.S. 2 August] 1901) [2] was a Baltic German poet, known for the hymn "So nimm denn meine Hände" ("Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me"), with a melody by Friedrich Silcher.
One of the hymn melodies in this book, entitled Maitland, was used as the setting for Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone, whose words were originally written by Thomas Shepherd in 1693. Many years later Thomas A. Dorsey would use the melody as the setting to his own hymn, Precious Lord, Take My Hand , which became popular through its association ...
Precious Lord is an album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1982. [2] It peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart. [3] Critical reception
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. O that day when freed from sinning, I shall see Thy lovely face; Clothèd then in blood washed linen How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace; Come, my Lord, no longer tarry, Take my ransomed soul away;
About fifteen of the more important of Havergal's hymns, including “Golden harps are sounding,” “I gave my life for thee," “Jesus, Master, Whose I am,” “Lord, speak to me,” “O Master, at Thy feet,” “Take my life and let it be,” “Tell it out among the heathen," &c., are annotated under their respective first lines.