Chords
Hold Fast To The Right

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
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          Kneel down by the side of your mother, my boy,
                                     A                                         D  
          you have only a moment, I know.
          But stay till I give you my parting advice.
                          A                                                      D  
          it is all that I have to bestow.
                G                                                            D  
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
          A                                                              D  
wherever your footsteps may roam.
                     G                                                              D  
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
                          A                                                                      D  
that you learned from your mother at home.
                          D  
          You leave us to seek your employment, my boy,
                                A                                                              D  
          by the world you have yet to be tried.
          But in the temptations and trials you meet,
                                        A                                                      D  
          may your heart to the Saviour confide.
                G                                                            D  
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
          A                                                              D  
wherever your footsteps may roam.
                     G                                                              D  
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
                          A                                                                      D  
that you learned from your mother at home.
                  D  
          I gave you to God in your cradle, my boy,
                                     A                                                                      D  
          and I've taught you the best that I knew.
          And as long as His mercies permit me to live,
                                  A                                                         D  
          I shall never stop praying for you.
                G                                                            D  
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
          A                                                              D  
wherever your footsteps may roam.
                     G                                                              D  
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
                          A                                                                      D  
that you learned from your mother at home.
                                        D  
          You will find in your satchel, a Bible, my boy,
                                     A                                                         D  
          it's the book of all others the best.
          It will help you to live and prepare you to die,
                                        A                                                            D  
          and will lead to the gates of the blest .
                G                                                            D  
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
          A                                                              D  
wherever your footsteps may roam.
                     G                                                              D  
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
                          A                                                                      D  
that you learned from your mother at home.