1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry,
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
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I need Thee every hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. |
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I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou near by; Temptations lose their power When Thou art nigh. |
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I need Thee every hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. |
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I need Thee every hour, Teach me Thy will; And Thy rich promises In me fulfill. |
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I need Thee every hour, Most Holy One; Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son. |
2 Let me at a throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief. [Refrain]
3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace. [Refrain]
4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heav’n but Thee? [Refrain]
Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #140