Take, hold my hand
Alone and forsaken
Oh, Lord, if You hear me
By fate and by man
Alone and forsaken
Her love like the leaves have all withered and gone
Oh, Lord, if You hear me
Take, hold my hand
And out in the darkness the whippoorwill cry
Roses have faded and there's frost at my door
By fate and by man
Oh, Lord, if You hear me
Alone and forsaken
The darkness has fallen, the sky turns gray
Our love was in flower as the summer grew on
The bird of the morning won't sing anymore
Each vow a plaything that she threw away
Alone and forsaken
I wonder, I wonder what she's thinking of
The grass in the valley has started to die
She promised to honor to love and obey
Where has she gone to, where can she be
Forsaken, forgotten without any love
Take, hold my hand
Take, hold my hand
The hound in the distance has started to bay
Oh, Lord, if You hear me
By fate and by man
She may have forsaken some other like me
By fate and by man
