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352. It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer)

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Refrain:
It’s me, it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It’s me, it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.

1 Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. [Refrain]

2 Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. [Refrain]

3 Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me, O Lord
Title: It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer)
Refrain First Line: It's me, it's me, O Lord
Meter: Irr.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1989
Topic: Prevenient Grace: Repentance; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope; Confession (2 more...)
Source: Afro-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: PENITENT
Arranger: William Farley Smith (1986)
Meter: Irr.
Key: G Major
Source: Afro-American spiritual
Copyright: Arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House



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