There's
been a hand on my shoulder
since the day that I was born
All the chances that I've taken,
all the things that I've done wrong
Someone tells me not
to worry
Everything's gonna be all right
Just to straighten up
And I can drink from the cup
Of that life up in the sky
Now this hand on my shoulder
It might get a little colder
If I'm doing wrong
Steppin' out of line
When I do more than I should do,
and if I do less than I ought to,
Jesus knows about it every time.
There's a hand on my shoulder,
you can't see it if you try
Givin' me the grace to get older,
I don't know the reason why
He has taken me by the hand
and walked me through
the darkest night
Made a hunger go
when the food was low
made the wrong things turn out
Now this hand on my shoulder
it might get a little colder
Doing wrong stepping out
When I do more than I should
and if I do this then I ought to
Jesus knows about it every time
You