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You Need Jesus All the Way

Have you taken Jesus for your Friend and Guide

Author: Lewis E. Jones
Tune: [Have you taken Jesus for your Friend and Guide?]
Published in 9 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Have you taken Jesus for your Friend and Guide?
You need Him ev’ry day, you need Him all the way;
Are you walking ev’ry moment by His side?
You need Jesus all the way.

Refrain:
You need Jesus ev’ry day,
You need Jesus all the way,
He will be a friend to you, ever faithful, kind and true;
You need Jesus all the way.

2 Since He died on Calvary your soul to win,
You need Him ev’ry day, you need Him all the way;
He will keep you safely from the pow’r of sin,
You need Jesus all the way. [Refrain]

3 He will gladly dwell each moment in your soul,
You need Him ev’ry day, you need Him all the way;
He hath pow’r to cleanse you freely make you whole,
You need Jesus all the way. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #77

Author: Lewis E. Jones

Lewis Edgar Jones USA 1865-1936. Born in Yates City, IL, his family moved near Davenport, IA, where he lived on a farm until age 21. He went into business for awhile, and attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a classmate of evangelist, Billy Sunday. After graduating, he worked for the YMCA in Davenport, IA; Fort Worth, TX (1915, as general secretary); and Santa Barbara, CA (1925 as general secretary). Hymn writing was his avocation, and he wrote 200+, advising that many came from pastors’ sermons. He married Lora May Wright (1872-1950), and they had a daughter, Frances Ellen (1897-1982). He died in Santa Barbara, CA. John Perry  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Have you taken Jesus for your Friend and Guide
Title: You Need Jesus All the Way
Author: Lewis E. Jones
Language: English
Refrain First Line: You need Jesus every day
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Celestial Songs #434

Epworth Praises #d64

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs #78

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two #38

Hymns of Worship and Songs of the Gospel #d94

Living Praise No. 2 #d47

Praise and Service #d51

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Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #77

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Songs of Praise #20

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