Understanding the challenges in the life of Mary Jane Bain Wilson, the author of the beloved hymn, "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand," makes its lyrics especially meaningful. Scripture offers the means by which the faithful Christian can take hold of God's hand of guidance through whatever we must face in this life.
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Cain, David. “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand—Jennie Wilson.” Song Scoops. http://songscoops.blogspot.com/2015/09/hold-to-gods-unchanging-hand-jennie.html.
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“Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand.” Hymnstudiesblog.wordpress.com. https://hymnstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/hold-to-gods-unchanging-hand/.
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