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