Monthly Theme: Perseverance
Sermon Topic: “Abandoned by Grace”

I’ve Been in the Storm So Long
Music: Traditional Spiritual arr. Jeffrey L. Ames
Text: Traditional Spiritual

I’ve been in the storm so long,
I’ve been in the storm so long, children,
I’ve been in the storm so long,
Oh, give me little time to pray.

Oh, let me tell my mother how I come along,
Oh, give me little time to pray,
With a hung down head and a aching heart,
Oh, give me little time to pray.

I’ve been in the storm so long…

Oh, when I get to heaven, I’ll walk all about,
Oh, give me little time to pray.
Dere’ll be nobody dere to turn me out,
Oh, give me little time to pray.

I’ve been in the storm so long…

Precious Lord
Music: Thomas A. Dorsey arr. Arnold Sevier
Text: Thomas A. Dorsey

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, Lord,
And lead me home.

When my way grows drear
Precious Lord, linger near,
When my life is almost gone,
At the river, Lord, I stand,
Guide my feet and hold my hand:
Take my hand, Lord,
And lead me home.