Hand in Hand

Now begin the heav­en­ly race—

The Sav­ior calls to­day;

Let us ear­ly seek His face

And ear­ly learn to pray.

Hand in hand we’ll jour­ney on

Reaching for­ward to the prize

Hoping

trust­ing in the Lord

Where all our vi­gor lies.

He who left His Fa­ther’s throne

To suf­fer

bleed and die

He who made our grief His own

Will ev­ery want sup­ply.

They who on His name be­lieve

And pa­tient­ly en­dure

Life eter­nal shall re­ceive

And find His mer­cy sure.

Now be­gin the heav­en­ly race

No more

no more de­lay;

To the heal­ing fount of grace

Rejoicing

haste away.