The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5607

5607. Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Text Information

• First Line: Precious Lord, take my hand
• Title: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
• Author: Thomas Andrew Dorsey (1932)
• Refrain First Line: Take my hand, precious Lord
• Language: English
• Copyright: © 1938 (renewed 1965) Unichappell Music, Inc.
• ONE LICENSE: 59543
• Notes: Dorsey wrote this song in Chicago, Illinois, after his wife Nettie died while giving birth to a child (who also died shortly thereafter). Dorsey sang the song for his friend, Gospel singer Theodore Frye, and Frye's choir sang it the next Sunday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. SPECIAL NOTICE: The song lyrics and MIDI file for this particular piece of inspiration music are here for the personal enjoyment of the visitors to the Cyber Hymnal, and are provided through the courtesy of the copyright owners and Warner Bros. Publications. Please know that any duplication, adaptation and/or transmission of this copyrighted musical content requires the prior written consent of the copyright owners and Warner Bros. Publications U.S. Inc. Unauthorized uses are an infringement of the copyright laws of the United States and other countries, and are punishable thereunder.

Tune Information

• Name: [Precious Lord, take my hand]
• Composer: George N. Allen, 1812-1877 (1844, 1932)
• Adapter: Thomas Dorsey
• Incipit: 34555 13321 16166
• Key: G Major
• Source: Adapted from the tune MAITLAND, by George N. Allen
• Copyright: © 1938 (renewed 1965) Unichappell Music, Inc.