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Clinging to Thee

Representative Text

1 O Holy Savior! Friend unseen,
Since on thine arm thou bid'st me lean,
Help me, throughout life's changing scene,
By faith to cling to thee!

2 What though the world deceitful prove,
And earthly friends and joys remove?
With patient, uncomplaining love
Still I would cling to thee.

3 Though faith and hope awhile be tried,
I ask not, need not aught beside:
How safe, how calm, how satisfied,
The souls that cling to thee.


Source: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #353

Author: Charlotte Elliott

Elliott, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham and Brighton, and granddaughter of the Rev. H. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, 1789. The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In 1823 she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. 22, 1871. To her acquaintance with Dr. C. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse. Her hymns number about 150, a large percentage of which are in common use. The finest and most widely known of these are, "Just as I am” and "My God… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Holy Savior, Friend unseen, Since on Thine arm Thou bidd'st me lean
Title: Clinging to Thee
Author: Charlotte Elliott (1834)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

The second line is sometimes given as "The faint, the weak on Thee may lean,".

O Holy Saviour, Friend unseen, p. 836, ii. In the 1835 ed. of The Invalid's Hymn Book, No. 63, this hymn begins,"Holy Saviour, Friend unseen."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Notes

The second line is sometimes given as "The faint, the weak on Thee may lean,".

O Holy Saviour, Friend unseen, p. 836, ii. In the 1835 ed. of The Invalid's Hymn Book, No. 63, this hymn begins,"Holy Saviour, Friend unseen."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Timeline

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In Excelsis #a894

Inter-Church Hymnal #219

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Jasper and Gold #20

Jewel Selections #d124

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Laudamus #245

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Laudes Domini #291

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Laudes Domini #606

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Laudes Domini #241

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Laudes Domini #266

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Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #353

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Lift Every Voice and Sing II #94

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Luther League Hymnal #231

Mawl a chân = praise and song #147b

Mennonite Hymn Book #d249

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Morning Stars #73

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New Baptist Hymnal #226

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New Manual of Praise #410

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1146

Old and New Welsh and English Hymns #45a

Our Best Endeavor #d104

Our Sunday School Hymnody #d66

Our Treasury of Song, for Use in the Emmanuel Baptist Church #d178

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Palmer's Book of Gems #5

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Pearls of Gospel Song #106

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Plymouth Collection #a759

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Popular Hymns Number 2 #27

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Praise in Song #122

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Praise Songs #180

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #974

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d583

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Revival Hymns #288

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d346

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Scripture and Song in Worship #87

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Select Songs for the Singing Service #328

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Select Songs for the Sunday School #328

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Service Hymnal #281

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #129

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Songs for Christ and the Church #56

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #1005

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Songs for the Lord's House #309

Songs for the New Life #d464

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #787

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #787

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #787

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Songs for the Sanctuary #787

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Songs for the Sanctuary #787

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Songs for the Sanctuary #787

Songs for the School #d112

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #396

Songs in the Night; or Hymns for the Sick and Suffering. 2nd ed. #d58

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d380

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Songs of Faith #146

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #43b

Songs of Praise #d104

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Songs of the Bible for the Sunday School #17

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Songs of the Christian Life #243

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Songs of the Church #1047

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Songs of the Soul #356

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Songs of Work and Worship #149

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Songs of Worship #150

Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d398

Spiritual Songs for a Month. 1st Am. from the 6th Eng. ed. #d36

Sunday School Hymnal #d295

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Sursum Corda #412a

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Sursum Corda #412b

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Sursum Corda #412c

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #371

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #281

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The Academic Hymnal #52

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The Academic Hymnal #253

The American Hymnal #d401

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d258

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #258

The Assembly Hymnal #d57

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #759

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #318

The Baptist Hymnal #318

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d416

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The Baptist Standard Hymnal #281

The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #128b

The Bible Hymn Book #d176

The Book of Common Praise #d408

The Book of Hymns #d341

The Book of Praise #d241

The Book of Praise #526

The Book of Praise #d553

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The Calvary Hymnal #253

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #393

The Canadian Hymnal #368

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The Canadian Hymnal #368

The Centennial Hymnal #d277

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The Chapel Hymnal #302

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The Chapel Hymnal #302

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The Chapel Hymnal #120

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The Chapel Hymnal #120

The Chapel Hymnal. 3rd ed. #d90

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The Christian Hymn Book #371

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #326

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