MHB 523 – I WILL not let Thee go, Thou help

Methodist-Hymns-523

1: I WILL not let Thee go, Thou help
in time of need:
Heap ill on ill,
I trust Thee still,
Even when it seems that Thou wouldst slay indeed,
Do as Thou wilt with me,
I yet will cling to Thee;
Hide Thou Thy face, yet: Help in
time of need,
I will not let Thee go!

2: I will not let Thee go. Should I forsake my bliss?
No, Thou art mine,
And I am Thine,
Thee will I hold when all things else I miss.
Though dark and sad the night,
Joy cometh with Thy light,
O Thou my Sun: should I forsake my bliss?
I will not let Thee go!

3: I will not let Thee go, my God, my Life, my Lord:
Not death can tear
Me from His care,
Who for my sake His soul in death outpoured.
Thou diedst for love to me;
I say in love to Thee,
Even when my heart shall break,
my God, my life, my Lord,
I will not let Thee go!