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Precious Lord, Take My Hand

song written and composed by Thomas A. Dorsey
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Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Summary

Precious Lord, Take My Hand is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's composer is recorded as Thomas A. Dorsey[4].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's genre is gospel music[5].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand was performed by Elvis Presley[6].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand was performed by Mahalia Jackson[7].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand was published on 1850[9].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's lyricist is recorded as Thomas A. Dorsey[10].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's published in is recorded as Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal[11].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Precious Lord Take My Hand'}[12].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's has characteristic is recorded as lyrical adaptation[13].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[14].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's has lyrics is recorded as Precious Lord, Take My Hand[16].
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 885e8ef3-3df0-47a5-babc-cfcea0f5fd58[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Elvis Presley[6] and Mahalia Jackson[7].

Publication

Precious Lord, Take My Hand was released on 1850[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is gospel music[5].

Why It Matters

Precious Lord, Take My Hand ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Elvis Presley Mahalia Jackson public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Precious Lord, Take My Hand. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/precious-lord-take-my-hand
MLA “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/precious-lord-take-my-hand.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_precious-lord-take-my-hand_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Precious Lord, Take My Hand}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/precious-lord-take-my-hand}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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