Let Me Lean Harder on Thee

    Let Me Lean Harder on Thee

    Veiled is the future before me:
    Life's checkered pathway I climb,
    God, in His goodness revealing
    Only one step at a time.
    Will the tomorrow be clouded?
    Will it bring sunshine to me?
    Let me lean harder, dear Saviour:
    Let me lean harder on Thee.

    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Thro' storm and thro' sunshine, dear Saviour,
    Let me lean harder on Thee. 

    Earth's dearest ties must be broken,
    Time's sweetest roses decay;
    Words of farewell must be spoken,
    Evening will follow the day.
    Still, waves of joy roll around me,
    Swelling from love's boundless sea,
    While I lean harder, dear Saviour,
    While I lean harder on Thee.

    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Thro' storm and thro' sunshine, dear Saviour,
    Let me lean harder on Thee.

    Sometime I'll come to a valley
    Where a grim shadow is thrown;
    No human friend can go with me.
    Leave me, O Lord, not alone!
    'Till that bright, beautiful morning,
    When all the darkness shall flee,
    Let me lean harder, dear Saviour,
    Let me lean harder on Thee.

    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Let me lean harder on Thee,
    Thro' storm and thro' sunshine, dear Saviour,
    Let me lean harder on Thee.

    Copied from Pentacostal Hymns, One and Two Combined, (c) 1894; book did not list author or title of song.

    "Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour."  (Isaiah 43:1a-3b)

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