Give me Jesus hymn
  • musicman923
    Posts: 239
    Hi everyone,

    I'm looking for Lenten texts for the hymn Give Me Jesus.

    This is one of the pastors favorite hymns and would like to hear this hymn during lent. I was looking for Lenten text that fits this hymn but couldn't find any. Let me know if anyone has any or knows where I can find texts.

    Thanks!
  • Kathy
    Posts: 5,500
    I think it works for Lent as-is. If I remember the OCP text, it says, In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus. Now the journey has begun, give me Jesus. When the prize is surely won, give me Jesus, you may have all this world. You could do a lot worse for Lent. It's devotional rather than liturgical, if you know what I mean, but as devotional, I think it works as-is for Lent.
  • musicman923
    Posts: 239
    Yes, it's a very hard decision. While its not 100% Lenten liturgical, I do want to please my boss!! Haha. I tend to always be 100% with liturgical correctness. I use CanticaNova as my go to hymns for liturgical hymn selections. They tend to be very traditional and I like that about that site!

    I just didn't know if there were any specific Lenten lyrics I could use.

    Thanks!
  • melofluentmelofluent
    Posts: 4,160
    There is a killer divisi SATB arrangement of that spiritual, I can't remember the arranger. I heard Mt. Eden HS Chamber Choir (Hayward, CA) sing that at a festival, not a dry eye in a packed house including Mt. Eden. I'll try to find it.
  • Spriggo
    Posts: 122
    There's one by L.L. Fleming that's quite nice.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-G4rPhOrNM
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