I Need You

I need You

Like dry grass needs dew

In a time of great draught

Under the sun's fiery wrath

Where the land is thirsty

And moist is deeply missed.

I need You

Nothing will replace You

I give due to whom it's due,

I dare not walk alone

I'll wither on my own 

Like seed cast among stones,

I need You

If there's something I won't do

One truth I won't argue,

I've laid my hope on You

Because Your word is true

You're a Friend so faithful.

I need You

Like lungs need oxygen

All my fountains are in You

Cause You're my Origin

You bought my redemption

Behold, what manner of love.

I need You

Like a suckling needs food

Like the dying need tubes

Cause no other Savior

Can offer a steadfast love,

In this seared, stone-cold world.

I need You

Like a voice for the mute

Like the birds need a tree

Like the beasts need the field

I need You by Yourself

You for me, no one else.

I need You

Like the light of the moon

When night becomes the rule

Let me know You are good

I put my trust in You

Forever I'll love You.

Akpan