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I Need Thee, Precious Jesus
Verse 1
I need Thee precious Jesus,
For I am very poor;
A stranger and a pilgrim,
I have no earthly store.
I need the love of Jesus
To cheer me on my way,
To guide my doubting foot steps,
To be my strength and stay.
For I am very poor;
A stranger and a pilgrim,
I have no earthly store.
I need the love of Jesus
To cheer me on my way,
To guide my doubting foot steps,
To be my strength and stay.
Verse 2
I need the heart of Jesus
To feel each anxious care,
To tell my every trial,
And all my sorrows share.
I need the Holy Spirit
To teach me what I am,
To show me more of Jesus,
To point me to the Lamb.
To feel each anxious care,
To tell my every trial,
And all my sorrows share.
I need the Holy Spirit
To teach me what I am,
To show me more of Jesus,
To point me to the Lamb.
Verse 3
I need Thee precious Jesus,
I hope to see Thee soon,
Encircled with the rainbow,
And seated on Thy throne.
There with Thy blood-bought children,
My joy shall ever be
To sing Thy ceaseless praises,
To gaze, my Lord, on Thee!
I hope to see Thee soon,
Encircled with the rainbow,
And seated on Thy throne.
There with Thy blood-bought children,
My joy shall ever be
To sing Thy ceaseless praises,
To gaze, my Lord, on Thee!
Frederick Whitfield wrote 'I Need Thee, Precious Jesus' around 1855, drawing on the image of the believer as a poor stranger and pilgrim dependent entirely on Christ.