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Hymnal Number
686Resource Type:
Keys included:
Bb
About this Hymn
A cherished song of response, this poignant African American spiritual originally made famous by the Fisk Jubilee Singers is based loosely on Matthew 16:26, among other passages. Mark 8:36 asks, "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?"
Lyrics
Verse 1
In the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, give me Jesus.
Chorus
Give me Jesus, give me Jesus. You can have all this world— give me Jesus.
Verse 2
And when I want to sing, and when I want to sing, and when I want to sing, give me Jesus.
Verse 3
Oh, when I am alone, oh, when I am alone, oh, when I am alone, give me Jesus.
Verse 4
Oh, when I come to die, oh, when I come to die, oh, when I come to die, give me Jesus.
In the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, give me Jesus.
Chorus
Give me Jesus, give me Jesus. You can have all this world— give me Jesus.
Verse 2
And when I want to sing, and when I want to sing, and when I want to sing, give me Jesus.
Verse 3
Oh, when I am alone, oh, when I am alone, oh, when I am alone, give me Jesus.
Verse 4
Oh, when I come to die, oh, when I come to die, oh, when I come to die, give me Jesus.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Spiritual; sts. 1, 2, 4, Jubilee Songs of Fisk University, 1872; st. 3, 20th c.