1 Dear Lord, I need Thee all the time,
The road is rough and steep;
And only as I trust to Thee,
The way to heaven I keep;
My sins a heavy burden are;
No peace, no rest I know;
Dear Lord, until Thy blessing comes,
How can I let Thee go?
Refrain:
I cannot let Thee go,
I dare not let Thee go;
Dear Lord, until Thy blessing comes,
I will not let Thee go.
2 Temptations meet me everywhere,
To lure my heart from Thee;
I cannot fight them, Lord, alone;
Wilt Thou my helper be?
This heart of mine, so stained with sin,
O wash it white, like snow;
Dear Lord, unto Thy blessing comes,
How dare I let Thee go? [Refrain]
3 Dear Lord, I cannot walk alone,
My heart is full of fear;
I falter in the way of heaven
Unless I feel Thee near;
But when I touch Thy loving hand,
What rest and peace I know!
Dear Lord, until Thy blessing comes,
I will not let Thee go. [Refrain]
Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #164
Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton.
See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co.
--Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company.… Go to person page >
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