Jesus Lover Of My Soul

An address and a vow start the song: "Jesus lover of my soul, Jesus I will never let you go." The reason follows in the same verse, a rescue from the "miry clay" and a place for the singer's feet on a rock, language taken from Psalm 40:2. Gratitude for being lifted up becomes the ground for everything after it.

The chorus is built from short, direct lines. "I love You, I need You" is set against a world that may fall, with the promise not to let go. Jesus is named "My Savior" and "My closest friend," a pairing close to John 15:15, where Christ calls His disciples friends. It ends on a commitment to worship "until the very end."

A brief bridge repeats that resolve, "Worship You, my Lord, till the very end," so the whole piece stays small and personal. Its wording is plain enough for a congregation to learn on a first hearing, and its weight rests on the two images of rescue and friendship.