352: It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer)
[Refrain:]
It’s me, it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It’s me, it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
1 Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
2 Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
3 Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me, O Lord |
| Title: | It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer) |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Topic: | Prayer; Prevenient Grace | Repentance; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace | Prayer, Trust, Hope; Confession; Service Music | Confession and Pardon Prayer |
| Source: | Afro-American spiritual |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | It's me, it's me, O Lord |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | PENITENT |
| Arranger: | William Farley Smith (1986) |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Key: | G Major |
| Source: | Afro-American spiritual |
| Copyright: | Arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House |
