1. If your heart is sad and lonely,
There’s no joy anywhere,
If there’s no one left to comfort,
And there’s no one left to care,
Just cast your cares on Jesus,
And upon His arms rely,
And reach out and touch the Lord,
As He walks by.
2. Though a stranger to the Master,
And His wonderful grace,
If you’ve never had the pleasure,
In beholding His face,
Would you lay aside earth’s treasures,
For a home in the sky,
Then, reach out and touch the Lord,
As He walks by.
3. All along a dusty roadside,
On His way to raise the dead,
Mighty were the crowd that followed,
Hungry for that living bread,
“I must touch Him”, cried a woman,
“I must touch Him or I’ll die,”
So, she reached and touched His garment,
As He passed by.
4. On one dark and stormy night,
On the Sea of Galilee,
The disciples were so fearful,
From the raging of the sea,
When along the rushing waters,
In the blackness of the night,
Came the blessed Lord of glory,
He made no attempt,
To pass them by.
5. Matthew sat in worldly honor,
Taking tax from all who came,
Then one day the Lord passed by him,
And called him by his name,
“Come and follow Me,” He whispered,
“Do not wait to question why,”
So he arose and followed Jesus,
As He passed by
6. There’s not a road too hard to travel,
There’s not a mountain too high to climb,
There’s no disease too hard for Jesus,
So why sit there until you die?
Because He’s passing by this moment,
Your every need He will supply,
So reach out and touch the Lord,
As He goes by.
7. On the Jericho road,
Sat a blind man one day,
For he heard that the Savior,
Was passing that way,
“Oh Lord, thou Son of David,
Have mercy!” He cried,
And he reached out and touched Him,
As He passed by.
Chorus: Reach out and touch the Lord,
As He goes by,
You will find He’s not too busy,
To hear your heart’s cry,
He’s passing by this moment,
Your needs He’ll supply,
Just reach out and touch the Lord,
As He goes by.