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What Would I Do Without Jesus?

O what would I do without Jesus? I have wondered again

Author: James J. Bell
Tune: [O what would I do without Jesus] (Bell)
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Oh, what would I do without Jesus?
I have wondered again and again,
For I know that a life lived without Him,
Is a life full of sorrow and pain.

Refrain:
Oh, what would I do without Jesus,
When the days with their shadows grow dim;
When the doubt billows roll, sweeping over my soul,
Then what would I do without Him?

2 Oh, what would I do without Jesus,
When the dearest of friends pass away,
And my soul gropes around in the darkness
And its long ere the light of the day? [Refrain]

3 Oh, what would I do without Jesus,
On the day when the trumpets have blown,
If I’ve never obeyed His commandments,
Or the joy of His service have known? [Refrain]

Source: Victorious Life Hymns #184

Author: James J. Bell

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Text Information

First Line: O what would I do without Jesus? I have wondered again
Title: What Would I Do Without Jesus?
Author: James J. Bell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, what would I do without Jesus
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

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Alexander's Conference Hymnal #52

Alexander's Gospel Songs and Solos #d79

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Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #72

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Conference Hymnal #52

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Victorious Life Hymns #184

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