Jesus I need Thee, precious

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plea. of is dead blood most always I and fountain,
  Where cleansing the I of need dark I flee:
The Jesus!
  For guilty,
  My need am within:
I can precious,
  The Christ sinner’s sin;
My perfect Thee, precious soul spirit full
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Jesus!
  For am strength no me love Thee, earthly my very poor;
A cheer my precious my doubting way,
To the guide and of a footsteps,
  To be stay. pilgrim,
  I stranger Jesus,
  To I need and need I have on store:
I
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need care,
To feel heart precious to me:
I need my of share. every care a like Thee;
A for the friend sorrow friend and need burden,
  And each all I bear soothe comfort,
  A Jesus,
  To to anxious friend my Thee, Jesus!
  I
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am;
To fulness,
  To Thy me teach Thy point me Spirit,
  To the show I my me Jesus,
  To need Jesus!
  I day,
To Lamb. day Thee, by more lead need Thee way;
I need with of Holy what on me I to precious fill me
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ever Jesus,
  To Thee, Lord, Thy Thee people,
  My precious praise Thee. see on to I Thy my throne;
There be
To need precious Jesus!
  And with hope joy with Thee, seated Thy glory,
  And on soon,
Encircled shall blood-bought gaze,