// !Mup 7.2 arkkra.com // The hymn produced by this mup code is believed to be // in the public domain in the United States of America. // This mup code is donated to the public domain. // Hymn Source: // Good News Hymns // Edited and Compiled by Benjamin Franklin Butts // For use in Church and Evangelistic Services // Published by The Biglow and Main Co. // Madison Terminal Building, Chicago // 205-209 West 19th Street, New York // Copyright 1914 // Hymn No. 55 (pdf page 56) // // Transcribed by: // Ted Gatza, Jr. 07/24/2023 // Revisions: // 08/02/2023 [1]Corrected spelling in scripture quote. // 01/30/2026 [1] Updated mup code. [2] Corrected spelling of "heavn'ly in vs. 4 // HymnsToGod.org //==== FOR PROJECTION ===== score label="" packexp = 0.0 packfact = 0.5 pad = 1 vscheme = 2f staffsep = 20 //adjust as needed scorepad = -20 scoresep = 6, 18 scale = 2.3 // adjust as needed pageheight = 10.67 pagewidth = 14.22 topmargin =.125 bottommargin =.125 rightmargin =.125 leftmargin =.125 lyricssize = 18 //adjust as needed lyricsfontfamily=times font = bold lyricsfont = bold noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie" //========================= staffs=2 time=2/4n key=a& staff 2 key=a& clef=bass //========================== header title (25) "" "" "" //insert hymn number title (50) "" title (25) "" "Hold Thou My Hand" "" title (25) "" title (11) "" "\f(times boldital)I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will" "" title (11) "" "\f(times boldital)hold thy hand, and will keep thee, - Is. 42:6" "" title (25) "" title (11) "A\(flat) - 2 - SOL" "" "" title (13) "Fanny J. Crosby" "" "Hubert P. Main, 1880" footer title (11) "" "Public Domain" "" title (5) "" title (11) "" "Hymnstogod.org" "" //========================== music newpage //========================== //define macros //Lyrics //Lyrics Between Staffs define VS lyrics between 1&2: @ define VS1 lyrics between 1&2 using 1: @ define VS12 lyrics between 1&2 using 1 2: @ define VS21 lyrics between 1&2 using 2 1:@ define VS22 lyrics between 1&2 using 2 2:@ //Lyrics Below Bass Staff define BVS lyrics below 2: @ define BVS11 lyrics below 2 using 1: @ define BVS12 lyrics below 2 using 1 2: @ define BVS21 lyrics below 2 using 2 1:@ define BVS22 lyrics below 2 using 2 2:@ //Text - Above Staff define CHORUS boldital (15) above 1: 1 "Chorus"; @ define REFRAIN boldital (15) above 1: 1 "Refrain"; @ define SLOWLY boldital (15) above 1: 1 "Slowly"; @ //Fermatas define FST(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "ferm"; @ define FSB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 1: COUNT "uferm"; @ define FBT(COUNT) mussym (10) above 2: COUNT "ferm"; @ define FBB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 2: COUNT "uferm"; @ //Note Accents define AST(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ASB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 1: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ABT(COUNT) mussym (10) above 2: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ABB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 2: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ //Repeats define FINE(COUNT) ital (15) above 1: COUNT "fine";@ define SIGN(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "sign";@ define DS(COUNT) ital (15) above 1: COUNT "D. S."; @ //Misc. Texts define RIT(COUNT) boldital (15) above 1: COUNT "rit.";@ define ATEMPO(COUNT) boldital (15) above 1: COUNT "a tempo";@ //Time Signature - Use on projection hymns only define P1 [pad 5; =t]@ define P2 [=s]@ define TIME print (t.w - 2, t.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)2"; print (t.w - 2, t.y - 4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; print (t.w - 2, s.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)2"; print (t.w - 2, s.y - 4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; @ //========================= // set midi midi all: 0 "temp=65"; //========================== //Verse 1 //1 1: P1 4ce; 8b-ndn; 8ce; 2: P2 4a-a; 8; 8; TIME VS "<1. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<3. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<4. >-1|Hold Thou my"; bar //2 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; VS "hand; so"; // VS "hand; and"; // VS "hand; the"; // VS "hand, that"; bar //3 1: 8ce; ec+; eb; ea; 2: 8a-a; ; ca; ; VS "weak I am, and"; // VS "clos-er, clos-er"; // VS "way is dark be-"; // VS "when I reach the"; bar //4 1: 4ea; eg; 2: 4ec+; eb; VS "help-less,"; // VS "draw me"; // VS "fore me"; // VS "mar-gin"; bar newscore //5 1: 4eb; 8eg; ea; 2: 4eg; 8eb; ec+; VS "I dare not"; // VS "To Thy dear"; // VS "With-out the"; // VS "Of that lone"; bar //6 1: 4eb; ec+; 2: 4eg; a-a; VS "take one"; // VS "self\(emdash) my"; // VS "sun-light"; // VS "riv-er"; bar newscore //7 1 1: 8e; ; 8.dng; 16df; 1 2: 8e; ; 4s; 2: 8b-g; ; 8.b-b; 16b-a; VS "step with-out Thy"; // VS "hope, my joy, my"; // VS "of Thy face di-"; // VS "Thou didst cross for"; bar //8 1 1: 2e; 1 2: 4e slur; d&; 2: 2eg; VS "aid;"; // VS "all;"; // VS "vine;"; // VS "me;"; dblbar newscore //9 1: 4ce; 8b-ndn; ce; 2: 4a-a; 8; 8; VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "But when by"; // VS "A heav'n-ly"; bar //10 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; VS "hand; for"; // VS "hand, lest"; // VS "faith I"; // VS "light may"; bar //11 1: 8ea; ec+; ee+; fd+; 2: 8ca; a-a; ca; da; VS "then, O lov-ing"; // VS "Hap-ly I should"; // VS "catch its ra-diant"; // VS "flash a-long its"; bar //12 1: 4ec+; eb; 2: ea; eg; VS "Sav-iour,"; // VS "wan-der,"; // VS "glo-ry,"; // VS "wa-ters,"; bar newscore //13 1: 4ee+; 8ed+; ec+; 2: 4ca; 8b-g; a-a; VS "No dread of"; // VS "And, miss-ing"; // VS "What heights of"; // VS "And ev-ery"; bar //14 1: 4df; fb; 2: 4da; b-d+; VS "ill shall"; // VS "Thee, my"; // VS "joy, what"; // VS "wave like"; bar newscore //15 1: 8ea; eg; 8.gc+; 16gb; 2: 8ec+; eb; 8.ee+; 16ed+; VS "make my soul a-"; // VS "trem-bling feet should"; // VS "rap-turous songs are"; // VS "crys-tal bright shall"; bar //16 1 1: 2a; 1 2: 2a; 2: 2a-c+; VS "fraid."; // VS "fall."; // VS "mine!"; // VS "be."; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 1"; endbar newpage //======================= //Verse 2 //1 1: P1 4ce; 8b-ndn; 8ce; 2: P2 4a-a; 8; 8; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Hold Thou my"; VS "<2. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<3. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<4. >-1|Hold Thou my"; bar //2 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; so"; VS "hand; and"; // VS "hand; the"; // VS "hand, that"; bar //3 1: 8ce; ec+; eb; ea; 2: 8a-a; ; ca; ; // VS "weak I am, and"; VS "clos-er, clos-er"; // VS "way is dark be-"; // VS "when I reach the"; bar //4 1: 4ea; eg; 2: 4ec+; eb; // VS "help-less,"; VS "draw me"; // VS "fore me"; // VS "mar-gin"; bar newscore //5 1: 4eb; 8eg; ea; 2: 4eg; 8eb; ec+; // VS "I dare not"; VS "To Thy dear"; // VS "With-out the"; // VS "Of that lone"; bar //6 1: 4eb; ec+; 2: 4eg; a-a; // VS "take one"; VS "self\(emdash) my"; // VS "sun-light"; // VS "riv-er"; bar newscore //7 1 1: 8e; ; 8.dng; 16df; 1 2: 8e; ; 4s; 2: 8b-g; ; 8.b-b; 16b-a; // VS "step with-out Thy"; VS "hope, my joy, my"; // VS "of Thy face di-"; // VS "Thou didst cross for"; bar //8 1 1: 2e; 1 2: 4e slur; d&; 2: 2eg; // VS "aid;"; VS "all;"; // VS "vine;"; // VS "me;"; dblbar newscore //9 1: 4ce; 8b-ndn; ce; 2: 4a-a; 8; 8; // VS "Hold Thou my"; VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "But when by"; // VS "A heav'n-ly"; bar //10 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; for"; VS "hand, lest"; // VS "faith I"; // VS "light may"; bar //11 1: 8ea; ec+; ee+; fd+; 2: 8ca; a-a; ca; da; // VS "then, O lov-ing"; VS "Hap-ly I should"; // VS "catch its ra-diant"; // VS "flash a-long its"; bar //12 1: 4ec+; eb; 2: ea; eg; // VS "Sav-iour,"; VS "wan-der,"; // VS "glo-ry,"; // VS "wa-ters,"; bar newscore //13 1: 4ee+; 8ed+; ec+; 2: 4ca; 8b-g; a-a; // VS "No dread of"; VS "And, miss-ing"; // VS "What heights of"; // VS "And ev-ery"; bar //14 1: 4df; fb; 2: 4da; b-d+; // VS "ill shall"; VS "Thee, my"; // VS "joy, what"; // VS "wave like"; bar newscore //15 1: 8ea; eg; 8.gc+; 16gb; 2: 8ec+; eb; 8.ee+; 16ed+; // VS "make my soul a-"; VS "trem-bling feet should"; // VS "rap-turous songs are"; // VS "crys-tal bright shall"; bar //16 1 1: 2a; 1 2: 2a; 2: 2a-c+; // VS "fraid."; VS "fall."; // VS "mine!"; // VS "be."; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 2"; endbar newpage //======================= //Verse 3 //1 1: P1 4ce; 8b-ndn; 8ce; 2: P2 4a-a; 8; 8; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Hold Thou my"; VS "<3. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<4. >-1|Hold Thou my"; bar //2 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; so"; // VS "hand; and"; VS "hand; the"; // VS "hand, that"; bar //3 1: 8ce; ec+; eb; ea; 2: 8a-a; ; ca; ; // VS "weak I am, and"; // VS "clos-er, clos-er"; VS "way is dark be-"; // VS "when I reach the"; bar //4 1: 4ea; eg; 2: 4ec+; eb; // VS "help-less,"; // VS "draw me"; VS "fore me"; // VS "mar-gin"; bar newscore //5 1: 4eb; 8eg; ea; 2: 4eg; 8eb; ec+; // VS "I dare not"; // VS "To Thy dear"; VS "With-out the"; // VS "Of that lone"; bar //6 1: 4eb; ec+; 2: 4eg; a-a; // VS "take one"; // VS "self\(emdash) my"; VS "sun-light"; // VS "riv-er"; bar newscore //7 1 1: 8e; ; 8.dng; 16df; 1 2: 8e; ; 4s; 2: 8b-g; ; 8.b-b; 16b-a; // VS "step with-out Thy"; // VS "hope, my joy, my"; VS "of Thy face di-"; // VS "Thou didst cross for"; bar //8 1 1: 2e; 1 2: 4e slur; d&; 2: 2eg; // VS "aid;"; // VS "all;"; VS "vine;"; // VS "me;"; dblbar newscore //9 1: 4ce; 8b-ndn; ce; 2: 4a-a; 8; 8; // VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "Hold Thou my"; VS "But when by"; // VS "A heav'n-ly"; bar //10 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; for"; // VS "hand, lest"; VS "faith I"; // VS "light may"; bar newscore //11 1: 8ea; ec+; ee+; fd+; 2: 8ca; a-a; ca; da; // VS "then, O lov-ing"; // VS "Hap-ly I should"; VS "catch its ra-diant"; // VS "flash a-long its"; bar //12 1: 4ec+; eb; 2: ea; eg; // VS "Sav-iour,"; // VS "wan-der,"; VS "glo-ry,"; // VS "wa-ters,"; bar newscore //13 1: 4ee+; 8ed+; ec+; 2: 4ca; 8b-g; a-a; // VS "No dread of"; // VS "And, miss-ing"; VS "What heights of"; // VS "And ev-ery"; bar //14 1: 4df; fb; 2: 4da; b-d+; // VS "ill shall"; // VS "Thee, my"; VS "joy, what"; // VS "wave like"; bar newscore //15 1: 8ea; eg; 8.gc+; 16gb; 2: 8ec+; eb; 8.ee+; 16ed+; // VS "make my soul a-"; // VS "trem-bling feet should"; VS "rap-turous songs are"; // VS "crys-tal bright shall"; bar //16 1 1: 2a; 1 2: 2a; 2: 2a-c+; // VS "fraid."; // VS "fall."; VS "mine!"; // VS "be."; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 3"; endbar newpage //======================= //Verse 4 //1 1: P1 4ce; 8b-ndn; 8ce; 2: P2 4a-a; 8; 8; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Hold Thou my"; // VS "<3. >-1|Hold Thou my"; VS "<4. >-1|Hold Thou my"; bar //2 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; so"; // VS "hand; and"; // VS "hand; the"; VS "hand, that"; bar //3 1: 8ce; ec+; eb; ea; 2: 8a-a; ; ca; ; // VS "weak I am, and"; // VS "clos-er, clos-er"; // VS "way is dark be-"; VS "when I reach the"; bar //4 1: 4ea; eg; 2: 4ec+; eb; // VS "help-less,"; // VS "draw me"; // VS "fore me"; VS "mar-gin"; bar newscore //5 1: 4eb; 8eg; ea; 2: 4eg; 8eb; ec+; // VS "I dare not"; // VS "To Thy dear"; // VS "With-out the"; VS "Of that lone"; bar //6 1: 4eb; ec+; 2: 4eg; a-a; // VS "take one"; // VS "self\(emdash) my"; // VS "sun-light"; VS "riv-er"; bar newscore //7 1 1: 8e; ; 8.dng; 16df; 1 2: 8e; ; 4s; 2: 8b-g; ; 8.b-b; 16b-a; // VS "step with-out Thy"; // VS "hope, my joy, my"; // VS "of Thy face di-"; VS "Thou didst cross for"; bar //8 1 1: 2e; 1 2: 4e slur; d&; 2: 2eg; // VS "aid;"; // VS "all;"; // VS "vine;"; VS "me;"; dblbar newscore //9 1: 4ce; 8b-ndn; ce; 2: 4a-a; 8; 8; // VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "Hold Thou my"; // VS "But when by"; VS "A heav'n-ly"; bar //10 1: 4.d&f; 8ce; 2: 4.a-a; 8; // VS "hand; for"; // VS "hand, lest"; // VS "faith I"; VS "light may"; bar newscore //11 1: 8ea; ec+; ee+; fd+; 2: 8ca; a-a; ca; da; // VS "then, O lov-ing"; // VS "Hap-ly I should"; // VS "catch its ra-diant"; VS "flash a-long its"; bar //12 1: 4ec+; eb; 2: ea; eg; // VS "Sav-iour,"; // VS "wan-der,"; // VS "glo-ry,"; VS "wa-ters,"; bar newscore //13 1: 4ee+; 8ed+; ec+; 2: 4ca; 8b-g; a-a; // VS "No dread of"; // VS "And, miss-ing"; // VS "What heights of"; VS "And ev-ery"; bar //14 1: 4df; fb; 2: 4da; b-d+; // VS "ill shall"; // VS "Thee, my"; // VS "joy, what"; VS "wave like"; bar newscore //15 1: 8ea; eg; 8.gc+; 16gb; 2: 8ec+; eb; 8.ee+; 16ed+; // VS "make my soul a-"; // VS "trem-bling feet should"; // VS "rap-turous songs are"; VS "crys-tal bright shall"; bar //16 1 1: 2a; 1 2: 2a; 2: 2a-c+; // VS "fraid."; // VS "fall."; // VS "mine!"; VS "be."; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Hymn"; endbar