Let Me Lean on Thee

When my way is hedged about me

Hedged with thorns of care;

When the cross I loved so dear­ly

Seems too hard to bear;

When my heart is bowed with sor­row

And no light I see—

Lord

Thy ten­der mer­cy plead­ing

Let me lean on Thee.

O

for faith to cast be­hind me

Ev­ery sad com­plaint—

Faith to run and not be wea­ry

Walk and nev­er faint;

Thou dost know and feel my weak­ness

Sav­ior look on me;

Now Thy ten­der mer­cy plead­ing

Let me lean on Thee.

Closer let Thine arms en­fold me

Clos­er to Thy breast

Draw my wea­ry

trem­bling spir­it

Calm its doubts to rest;

Give me strength for ev­ery bur­den

Thou hast borne for me;

Lord

Thy ten­der mer­cy plead­ing

Let me lean on Thee.