O my God, I trust in Thee.
Psalm 25:2
Words: A. J. Sims, in Songs of the Blessed Hope, edited by J. Henry Showalter (West Milton, Ohio: J. Henry Showalter, 1927), alt.
Music: Aconcagua Claude H. Bottoms, in The Best Gospel Songs and Their Composers (Dalton, Georgia: Anthony J. Showalter, 1904), number 184 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Sims’ full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Bottoms,
There is a hand, unseen by me,
That leads through ways I cannot see;
While going through this world of woe,
This hand still leads me as I go.
Refrain
I’m trusting in the unseen hand
That guides me through this weary land;
And some sweet day I’ll reach that strand,
Still guided by the unseen hand.
His hand has led through shadows drear,
And while it leads, I have no fear;
I know ’twill lead me to that home
Where sin and sorrow ne’er can come.
Refrain
I long to see my Savior’s face
And sing the story Saved by Grace,
And there upon that golden strand,
I’ll praise Him for His guiding hand.
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