Help Me to Be Strong

Sh, wait a minute

In nineteen and seventy-nine

This young man left me

And went away

Sixteen years

And he's back with me again

Do you know who I'm talking about? Paul, he's back with me

Are you glad?

Oh, are you glad, to see him back with me again?

If you're glad like me

Do you know what I want you to do?

I want you to give Paul, a great big hand

And there's one more thing, I want you to do

I want you to wave your hand

If I can call him, Paul, oh, Paul

(Hm, hm)

You sound good to me

It's a little more you used to do

If y'all don't mind

I'd like to see, can he still do it, Paul

(Hm, hm, hm-mm)

I've got one more thing I want you to do, sing, Paul

There are so many things that happen in life

Sometimes you wanna throw up both hands

Give up and even cry

I know how you feel, you see

I've had my share of troubles too

But, I've learned to keep faith in God

He's always brought me through

I said Lord, to be strong, (sing Paul)

(Help me to be strong)

If you do that for me

I'd be able, I'd be able, I'd be able (sing, Paul), zeal to carry on

(Strong I can carry on)

Yeah, God knows I will

I know it would hurt you to your heart

For a close friend to turn away from you

But remember that down in the garden

Judas did the same thing to Jesus too

Hold your head up high

Please, please, don't let go of your faith

If you begin to get weak, you don't feel worse

You can always say

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, help me

I wanna be strong father, Lord

Lord

(Help me to be strong)

Lord help me, I wanna be strong

yes I do

(Help me to be strong)

Lord, Lord, it gets hard sometimes but I need you

It gets so hard sometimes, help me Lord, Lord

(Help me to be strong)

So many times, man I get so weak

But I know, I know, there are some mighty

That's why I'm asking you right now

(Help me to be strong)

Please just hold me, just hold me

Hold me, with your powerful hand

(Help me to be strong)

So please, Lord, I can't make it without you

Say, that I need you, just to help me

to be strong father

(Help me to be strong)

So many times in my life

When it seems like I'm standing

at a cross road

I just don't know which way to turn

(Help me to be strong)

I have to steal away sometime, I have to just steal away, steal away

And go down on my knees

(Help me to be strong)

And ask you, please, please, please

please, please

(Help me to be strong)

Please, please, (call Him)

(Help me to be strong)