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I Want to Hold My Savior's Hand

While traveling through this world of sorrow, And searching for a better land

Author: E. D. Finley (1956)
Tune: [While traveling through this world of sorrow] (Bone)
Published in 2 hymnals


Author: E. D. Finley

Son of Hiram Cleveland Finley and Edna Finley Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: While traveling through this world of sorrow, And searching for a better land
Title: I Want to Hold My Savior's Hand
Author: E. D. Finley (1956)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I want to hold my Savior's hand
Copyright: © 1956, by Jeffress Music Co. in "Songs of Salvation"

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Into Our Hands #12

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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