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I Need Thee Today

from The Road Sessions Collection by Matthew Smith

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I 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

Chorus:
I need Thee, I need Thee
Jesus, I need Thee today

I need Thee, blessed 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

I need Thee, blessed Jesus, I need a friend like Thee
A friend to soothe and pity, a friend to care for me
I need the heart of Jesus to feel each anxious care
To tell my every trial and all my sorrows share

I need Thee, blessed 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 Thy praise, Lord Jesus, to gaze, my Lord, on Thee

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from The Road Sessions Collection, released July 21, 2009
Written by Matthew S. Smith
©2007 Detuned Radio Music
Based in part on a hymn text by Frederick Whitfield

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Matthew Smith Nashville, Tennessee

Matthew Smith is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. He finds beauty exploring the tension between joy and sorrow, between the Already and the Not Yet.

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