Our processional hymn for the Choral Eucharist Service for Pentecost XX, October 15, 2023, with Music Director Zacharia Dekker at the organ, and with the choir and congregation of St. John’s, East Orangeville Church in Caledon, Ontario Canada. The Text for ‘Precious Lord, Take My Hand’ was composed by Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1933), with Melody (known as ‘Precious Lord’) by George Nelson Allen (1812-1877), as arranged by Thomas A. Dorsey. This is hymn #509 in Common Praise, the current hymnal for the Anglican Church of Canada. St. John’s, East Orangeville is a parish within the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Recording and post-production by chorister Greg Finlayson. Text and music copyrighted in 1938 Hill and Range Songs. Copyright renewed, Unichappell Music, Inc. c/o Hal Leonard Corporation.
