Jesus I need precious Thee,

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