Give Me Jesus
GodTube Staff
1 In the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
give me Jesus.
Refrain:
Give me Jesus, give me Jesus.
You may have all this world, give me Jesus.
2 Dark midnight was my cry,
dark midnight was cry,
dark midnight was my cry,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
3 I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
4 Oh, when I come to die,
oh, when I come to die,
oh, when I come to die,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
The Story Behind Give Me Jesus
According to umcdiscipleship.org, the origin of this hymn arose from a merger of traditions in American culture,
"The origins of this spiritual appear to be a confluence of the white hymn tradition and the creativity and existential experiences of enslaved Africans. Numerous first stanzas appear over the decades with the refrain “Give me Jesus,” though the most commonly used initial stanza now begins “In the morning when I rise.”
Related scripture quotes:
1 John 5:19 ~ We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 John 2:15 ~ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Mark 8:36 ~ For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
Photo credit: GettyImages/shuang paul wang
Posted by Michelle Figueroa-Cardenas on Friday, July 13, 2018
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