The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#450

450. 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.

2 I need Thee, blesséd 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, blesséd 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 trouble,
And all my sorrows share.

4 I need Thee, blesséd Jesus,
I need Thee day by day,
To fill me with Thy fullness,
To lead me on my way;
I need Thy Holy Spirit
To teach me what I am,
To show me more of Jesus,
To point me to the Lamb.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I need Thee, precious Jesus
• Title: I Need Thee, Precious Jesus
• Author: Frederick Whitfield (1855)
• Translator: Rev. Ernst Adrian Zetterstrand
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Sanctification; Trinity, Fourteenth Sunday; Christ: Longing for

Tune Information

• Name: O BONA PATRIA
• Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan, (1842-1900)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Or: St. Christopher, No. 69.