He Touched Me

DESCRIPTION: "Shackled by a heavy burden, 'Neath a load of guilt and shame, Then the hand of Jesus touched my, Now I am no longer the same." Jesus's touch brings comfort and makes the sinner whole
AUTHOR: Bill Gaither (source: hymnary.org)
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (source: hymnary.org)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
RECORDINGS:
Amy Michels, "He Touched Me" (Piotr-Archive #168, recorded 05/10/2022)
NOTES [25 words]: Too recent to really be a folk song, and I don't think either text or tune are strong enough to make it likely that it will go into oral tradition. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.7
File: DPio168

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