Wonder, Love, and Praise 797
It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord
- Tune
- [not my brother, not my sister,but it's me, o lord]
- Composer(s)
- Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
- Meter
- Irregular
- Text Source(s)
- Traditional
- Tune Source(s)
- Negro Spiritual; The Haywood Collection of Negro Spirituals
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Refrain: It’s me, it’s me, O Lord, Standin’ in the need of prayer; It’s me, It’s me, O Lord, Standin’ in the need of prayer.
1 Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer, not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
2 Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer, not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
3 Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer, not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer. (Refrain)
4 Not the stranger, not my neighbor, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer, not the stranger, not my neighbor, but it’s me, O Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer. (Refrain)