I’ve tried in vain a thousand ways
My fears to quell, my hopes to raise,
But what I need, the Bible says,
Is ever—only—JESUS.
My soul is night, my heart is steel—
I cannot see, I cannot feel;
For light, for life, I must appeal
In simple faith to JESUS.
He died, He lives, He reigns, He pleads;
There’s love in all His words and deeds;
There’s all a guilty sinner needs
Forevermore in JESUS.
Though some should sneer, and some should blame,
I’ll go with all my guilt and shame;
I’ll go to Him, because His name
Above all names is JESUS.