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I Need the Prayers
Verse 1
I need the prayers of those I love,
While trav'ling o'er life's rugged way,
That I may true and faithful be,
And live for Jesus every day.
While trav'ling o'er life's rugged way,
That I may true and faithful be,
And live for Jesus every day.
Refrain
I want my friends to pray for me,
To bear my tempted soul above,
And intercede with God for me;
I need the prayers of those I love.
To bear my tempted soul above,
And intercede with God for me;
I need the prayers of those I love.
Verse 2
I need the prayers of those I love,
To help me in each trying hour,
To bear my tempted soul to Him,
That He may keep me by His pow'r.
To help me in each trying hour,
To bear my tempted soul to Him,
That He may keep me by His pow'r.
Verse 3
I want my friends to pray for me,
To hold me up on wings of faith,
That I may walk the narrow way,
Kept by our Father's glorious grace.
To hold me up on wings of faith,
That I may walk the narrow way,
Kept by our Father's glorious grace.
Henry's text emphasizes the mutual support and intercession of the body of Christ in prayer.