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| Text: | Standin' in the Need of Prayer |
| Tune: | [Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord] |
| Arranger: | Carl Haywood (b. 1949) |
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]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord |
| Title: | Standin' in the Need of Prayer |
| Refrain First Line: | It’s me, it’s me, O Lord |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1993 |
| Topic: | Hymns and Songs: Prayer |
| Source: | Traditional |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord] |
| Arranger: | Carl Haywood (b. 1949) |
| Key: | G Major |
| Source: | Negro Spiritual |
| Copyright: | Arr. from The Haywood Collection of Negro Spiritual, © 1992 |
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