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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 352 · Words: African American Spiritual · Tune: PENITENT
It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer)
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional African American spiritual expressing personal accountability before God, insisting that it is the singer — not brother, sister, or preacher — who stands in need of prayer. It remains a staple of revival and penitential worship.
Refrain
It’s me (it’s me),
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer. (Hallelujah,)
It’s me (it’s me),
(Lord, it’s me!)
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer.
Verse 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
It’s me (it’s me),
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer. (Hallelujah,)
It’s me (it’s me),
(Lord, it’s me!)
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer.
Verse 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
It’s me (it’s me),
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer. (Hallelujah,)
It’s me (it’s me),
(Lord, it’s me!)
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer.
Verse 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
It’s me (it’s me),
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer. (Hallelujah,)
It’s me (it’s me),
(Lord, it’s me!)
it’s me, O Lord,
standing in the
need of prayer.
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