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Play “I Need Thee, Precious Jesus”
Free same-meter accompaniment for I Need Thee, Precious Jesus (Frederick Whitfield): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle) in four-part harmony, 3 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle), a 7.6.7.6 D tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1I need Thee, precious Jesus,
- For I am full of sin;
- My soul is dark and guilty,
- My heart is dead within.
- I need the cleansing fountain
- Where I can always flee,
- The blood of Christ most precious,
- The sinner's perfect plea.
- 2I need Thee, precious Jesus,
- For I am very poor;
- A stranger and a pilgrim,
- I have no earthly store.
- I need the love of Jesus
- To cheer me on my way,
- To guide my doubting footsteps,
- To be my strength and stay.
- 3I need Thee, precious Jesus,
- And hope to see Thee soon,
- Encircled with the rainbow
- And seated on Thy throne.
- There, with Thy blood-bought children,
- My joy shall ever be,
- To sing my Jesus' praises,
- To gaze, O lord, on Thee.
About this music
ELLACOMBE — Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle. Setting: Presbyterian Hymnal, 1911.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Presbyterian Hymnal, Revised, 1911 Hymn 364.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the I Need Thee, Precious Jesus page.
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