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Medley: Take My Hand, Precious Lord/Jesus Hold My Hand
as by Merle Haggard
CPrecious Lord take my C7hand 
Lead me Fon let me Cstand 
I am Ctired I am weak I am G7worn
Through the Cstorm through the night 
Lead me Fon to the Clight
Take my Chand precious Lord G7lead me Chome
(tempo picks up)
CAs I travel through this C7pilgrim land 
There is a Ffriend who walks with Cme
Leads me safely thru the sinking sand 
It is the D7Christ of CalG7vary
CThis would be my C7prayer dear Lord
Each Fday to help me do the best I Ccan
For I Fneed Thy light to Cguide me day and night
Blessed Jesus G7hold my Chand
CBlessed Jesus hold my C7hand 
I Fneed Thee every Chour 
Through this pilgrim land 
ProD7tect me by Thy G7power
HCear my feeble C7plea
Oh FLord look down on Cme 
When I Fkneel in prayer I Chope to meet you there
Blessed Jesus G7hold my Chand
CBlessed Jesus hold my C7hand 
I Fneed Thee every Chour 
Through this pilgrim land 
ProD7tect me by Thy G7power
HCear my feeble C7plea
Oh FLord look down on Cme 
When I Fkneel in prayer I Chope to meet you there
Blessed Jesus G7hold my Chand 
When I Fkneel in prayer I Chope to meet you there
Blessed Jesus G7hold my Chand 

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Take My Hand Precious Lord

by Merle Haggard

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Medley: Take My Hand, Precious Lord/Jesus Hold My Hand

as by Merle Haggard

C C7

Precious Lord take my hand

F C

Lead me on let me stand

C G7

I am tired I am weak I am worn

Through the storm through the night

F C

Lead me on to the light

C G7 C

Take my hand precious Lord lead me home

(tempo picks up)

C C7

As I travel through this pilgrim land

F C

There is a friend who walks with me

Leads me safely thru the sinking sand

D7 G7

It is the Christ of Calvary

C C7

This would be my prayer dear Lord

F C

Each day to help me do the best I can

F C

For I need Thy light to guide me day and night

G7 C

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

C C7

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

F C

I need Thee every hour

Through this pilgrim land

D7 G7

Protect me by Thy power

C C7

Hear my feeble plea

F C

Oh Lord look down on me

F C

When I kneel in prayer I hope to meet you there

G7 C

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

C C7

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

F C

I need Thee every hour

Through this pilgrim land

D7 G7

Protect me by Thy power

C C7

Hear my feeble plea

F C

Oh Lord look down on me

F C

When I kneel in prayer I hope to meet you there

G7 C

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

F C

When I kneel in prayer I hope to meet you there

G7 C

Blessed Jesus hold my hand

About Take My Hand Precious Lord Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Take My Hand Precious Lord by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Take My Hand Precious Lord chords”, “Take My Hand Precious Lord guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Take My Hand Precious Lord chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Take My Hand Precious Lord chords and for experienced players who want accurate Take My Hand Precious Lord lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, C7, F, G7, D7.

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What key is "Take My Hand Precious Lord" in?

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