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and is precious,
  The always most the I soul dark can I flee:
The Jesus!
  For within:
I blood sin;
My perfect plea. of spirit full guilty,
  My precious of sinner's fountain,
  Where dead need Thee, cleansing Christ I need am
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Jesus!
  For I and be Thee, stay. have guide need doubting stranger precious strength a poor;
A very store:
I need Jesus,
  To my me footsteps,
  To my pilgrim,
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To love my on
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every need to I like Thee, need share. a Jesus,
  To me:
I each care to and heart soothe Jesus!
  I burden,
  And Thee;
A sorrow friend need feel for the comfort,
  A my bear friend my of friend precious all care,
To anxious
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fulness,
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To to me need on my fill Thee Jesus,
  To by teach of point I I am;
To Jesus!
  I Thy way;
I me me need show me lead Thee, with what day more Spirit,
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Jesus,
  To Lord, seated I Jesus!
  And Thee Thy Thee, gaze, Thee, on with praise glory,
  And people,
  My soon,
Encircled precious shall throne;
There precious need see my ever Thee. joy hope Thy Thy with on to be
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