Blind Connie Williams, born in 1915, was a street performer beginning in the early 1930s living in Philadelphia for most of his life. He specialized in blues renditions of familiar gospel songs.
Record producer and blues historian Pete Welding discovered him in 1961 on the streets of Philadelphia and brought him in to record 23 songs at radio station WHYY.
His best-known song is perhaps “Take My Hand, Precious”.
Chords And Lyrics
[Intro] F F7 Precious Lord, take my hand, A# Lead me on, let me stand, F C7 I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; F F7 Through the storm, through the night, A# Lead me on to the light: [Refrain] F C7 Take my hand, precious Lord, F (A# F opt) Lead me home. [Verse] F F7 When my way grows drear, A# Precious Lord, linger near, F C7 When my life is almost gone, F F7 Hear my cry, hear my call, A# Hold my hand lest I fall: Refrain F C7 Take my hand, precious Lord, F (A# F opt) Lead me home. [Verse] F F7 When the darkness appears A# And the night draws near, F C7 And the day is past and gone, F F7 At the river I stand, A# Guide my feet, hold my hand: [Refrain] F C7 Take my hand, precious Lord, F (A# F opt) Lead me home.