Christ My Song - 2169
I need thee, precious Jesus
(Frederick Whitfield/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
I need thee, precious Jesus.
1. I need thee, precious Jesus,
for I am full of sin;
my soul is dark and guilty,
my heart is dead within:
I need the cleansing fountain
where I can always flee,
the blood of Christ most precious,
the sinner's perfect plea. PDF - Midi
2. I need thee, blessèd 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 footsteps,
to be my strength and stay.
3. I need thee, blessèd Jesus;
I need a friend like thee, –
a friend to soothe and pity,
a friend to care for me.
I need the Heart of Jesus
to feel each anxious care,
to tell my every trial
and all my sorrows share.
4. I need thee, blessèd Jesus,
and 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 praise, Lord Jesus,
to gaze, my Lord, on thee.
Frederick Whitfield, in: Philip Schaff: Christ in Song, 1870, 384-385.