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I Hold His Hand

Author: J. R. Baxter Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend Refrain First Line: Daily I hold to the scarred hand of my dear Lord

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[I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend]

Appears in 21 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. Allan Sims Incipit: 35551 76546 55523 Used With Text: I Hold His Hand

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I Hold His Hand

Author: J. B. Baxter Hymnal: Melodies of Love #158 (1962) First Line: I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend Refrain First Line: Daily I hold to the scarred hand Lyrics: 1 I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend, He shields me from evil till dangers all end, He'll take me to heaven where voices now blend; I hold to the hand of my Lord. Refrain: Daily I hold to the scarred hand of my dear Lord, Savior and King, Till I am safe in that glad home, angels of God praises now sing; He leads me so gently where still waters flow And tells me of heaven where I long to go. 2 I hold to His hand when the stormclouds arise, He speaks and the shadows roll back from the skies, 'Tis wonderful glory for our human eyes; I hold to the hand of my Lord. [Refrain] 3 I hold to the hand that is steadfast and sure, No other foundation is ever secure, I look for the home that will ever endure; I hold to the hand of my Lord. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend]
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I Hold His Hand

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #160 (1938) First Line: I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend Refrain First Line: Daily I hold to the scarred hand of my dear Lord, Savior and King Lyrics: 1 I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend, He shields me from evil till dangers all end, He'll take me to heaven where voices now blend; I hold to the hand of my Lord. Refrain: Daily I hold to the scarred hand of my dear Lord, Savior and King, Till I am safe in that glad home, angels of God praises now sing; He leads me so gently where still waters flow, And tells me of heaven where I long to go. 2 I hold to His hand when the storm-clouds arise, He speaks and the shadows roll back from the skies, 'Tis wonderful glory for our human eyes; I hold to the hand of my Lord. [Refrain] 3 I hold to the hand that is steadfast and sure, No other foundation is ever secure, I look for the home that will ever endure; I hold to the hand of my Lord. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend]
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I Hold His Hand

Author: R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: The Majestic Hymnal, number two #433 (1959) First Line: I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend Refrain First Line: Daily I hold to the scarred hand of my dear Lord Topics: Devotion; Guidance; Devotion; Guidance Languages: English Tune Title: [I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend]

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J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Author of "I Hold His Hand" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in De­Kalb Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma. In 1926, he bought part of Vir­gil Stamps’ Gos­pel mu­sic firm, which be­came the Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Print­ing Com­pa­ny, one of the most suc­cess­ful Gos­pel mu­sic pub­lish­ers of the ear­ly 20th Century. Bax­ter ran the com­pa­ny’s Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see, of­fice un­til Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dall­as, Tex­as, to run the main of­fice. Af­ter Bax­ter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the bus­i­ness un­til she died; it was then sold to Zon­der­van. Bax­ter was in­duct­ed in­to the South­ern Gos­pel Music As­so­ci­a­tion Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sun­rise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Sav­ior, Too I Want to Help Some Wea­ry Pil­grim I’m Liv­ing in Ca­naan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Hap­pens Travel the Sun­lit Way Try Je­sus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

W. Allan Sims

1900 - 1955 Composer of "[I hold to the hand of my Savior and friend]" in Sacred Selections for the Church William Allan Sims born in Texas, died in New Mexico. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/20/2022)
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