Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on and let me stand
'Cause I am tired, I'm weak, I am worn
Through the storms, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Precious Lord, take my hand and lead me home
Well, I remember when I was a lad
Times were hard and things were bad
There's a silver lining behind every cloud
Just poor people, that's all we were
Trying to make a living out of outback dirt
We'd all get together in a circle and sing out loud
Well, Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days, it won't be long
We'll all join in this song
We'd all get together up yonder, 'round the throne
No, the circle won't be broken
Bye and bye Lord, bye and bye
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Well, I remember after work, Mama would call in all of us
You could hear her singing for a country mile
Now, little brother he has gone home
And I'm gonna join him before too long
We'd all get together up yonder, around the throne
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days it won't be long
We'll all be joining in this song
We'll all get together up yonder, 'round the throne
No, the circle won't be broken
Bye and bye Lord, bye and bye
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
I said in the sky, Lord, in the sky