I
WHEN MY BURDENS GET HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVY.
AND IT SEEMS THERE'S NO WAY.
I KNEEL BY MY BEDSIDE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER I PRAY
THEN HE LIFTS ME RIGHT UP, UP, UP
AND HE MAKES ME TO STAND
FOR WHEN I AM TROUBLED
I JUST PRAY FOR THE TOUCH OF GOD'S HAND.
II
I THANK GOD FOR A MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER
WHO TAUGHT ME TO PRAY
SO I WOULD BE WORTHY ON THE GREAT JUDGMENT DAY
WHEN TROUBLES ARISE, ARISE, ARISE
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND
I KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY, YES
I JUST PRAY FOR THE TOUCH OF GOD'S HAND.
III
I ONCE HAD A VISION, VISION, VISION
WHEN I KNELT TO PRAY
I SAW JESUS COMING AND THE WORLD PASSED AWAY
AND THEN I WAS TROUBLED, TROUBLED, TROUBLED
AND HE MADE ME TO STAND
FOR WHEN I AM TROUBLED
I JUST PRAY FOR THE TOUCH OF GOD'S HAND.