Hymn
I Must Tell Jesus
I must tell Jesus all of my trials;
I cannot bear these burdens alone;
In my distress He kindly will help me;
He ever loves and cares for His own.
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
I cannot bear my burdens alone;
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.
I must tell Jesus all of my troubles;
He is a kind, compassionate Friend;
If I but ask Him, He will deliver,
Make of my troubles quickly an end.
Tempted and tried I need a great Savior,
One who can help my burdens to bear;
I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus;
He all my cares and sorrows will share.
O how the world to evil allures me!
O how my heart is tempted to sin!
I must tell Jesus, and He will help me
Over the world the vict'ry to win.
I Must Tell Jesus — Text from The New Praiseworthy, 1916. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/i-must-tell-jesus
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote I Must Tell Jesus?
The words of I Must Tell Jesus were written by E. A. Hoffman; the version here was published in 1916. The library holds 5 more hymns by E. A. Hoffman, including Is Thy Heart Right With God? and Leaning On the Everlasting Arms.
Is I Must Tell Jesus public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Praiseworthy, published in 1916. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of I Must Tell Jesus?
I Must Tell Jesus is in 10.9.10.9 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, We Have an Anchor.