The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#352

352. It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer)

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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)
• Refrain First Line: It's me, it's me, O Lord
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Prevenient Grace: Repentance; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope; Confession; Prayer; Service Music: Confession and Pardon Prayer
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: PENITENT
• Arranger: William Farley Smith (1986)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House