1 O Jesus, I need Thee; no power but Thine
From sin can deliver a nature like mine;
O gracious Redeemer, my Saviour be Thou,
If ever, O Jesus, if ever, just now!
2 O Jesus, I need Thee; temptation’s dark hour
Is closing around me I feel its dread power;
O gracious Redeemer, my Saviour be Thou,
If ever, O Jesus, if ever, just now!
3 O Jesus, I need Thee; for hard is the road,
And long is the journey, and heavy the load;
O gracious Redeemer, my Saviour be Thou,
If ever, O Jesus, if ever, just now!
4 O Jesus, I need Thee; O hear Thou my Cry!
I need Thee to live, and I need Thee to die;
O gracious Redeemer, my Saviour be Thou,
If ever, O Jesus, if ever, just now!
Source: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 #305
Born: May 11, 1851, New York City.
Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.
Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute.
A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >
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