I Jesus need Thee, precious

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