GHS 167 : I Must Tell Jesus Lyrics
GHS 167, “I Must Tell Jesus,” is a prayer hymn born from a very practical discovery: that carrying burdens alone is unnecessary when Jesus is available as both a kind friend and a powerful deliverer. Written by Elisha Hoffman, the hymn does not treat prayer as a religious obligation but as the natural response of a soul that has learned it cannot cope on its own. Trials, troubles, temptations, the world’s allurements, the pull toward sin, the weight of sorrow: all of these are named as things that must be taken to Jesus rather than carried in silence.
The refrain, with its fourfold repetition of “I must tell Jesus,” creates the feel of a personal resolve being renewed in the moment of singing. This hymn appears as number 167 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 167: I Must Tell Jesus
- I must tell Jesus all of my trials; I cannot bear these burdens alone; In my distress He kindly will help me; He ever loves and cares for His own.
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! I cannot bear my burdens alone: I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.
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I must tell Jesus all of my troubles; He is a kind, compassionate Friend; If I but ask Him, He will deliver, Make of my troubles quickly an end.
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Tempted and tried I need a great Saviour, One who can help my burdens to bear; I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus; He all my cares and sorrows will share.
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O how the world to evil allures me! O how my heart is tempted to sin! I must tell Jesus, and He will help me Over the world the vict’ry to win.
