I Find Jesus Song Lyrics and Chords by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I Find Jesus
Recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Written by Jimmy Ibbotson
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I walk in silence
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when He
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comes
This feeling
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when His spirit leads me
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on
If a dog should bark and the
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night is
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rough
I take it
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as a sign to climb
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above
This city to the
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hill
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among the
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clouds
Where I can
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see my Savior
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now
He's waiting with His
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palm to me out
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stretched
His mercy is a balm
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when I'm per
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plexed
I find
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Je-sus in the darkest
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night
I find
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Je-sus in the morning
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bright
I find
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Je-sus in the face of
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those
Whose hearts are
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singing with the Heavenly
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Host
Sometimes when I
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feel all
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alone
I look
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a-round and all are
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gone
Friends that I
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rely
up
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on
Are busy
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doing what they
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want
I look
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within and
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I am
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told
It's Sunday
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morning in my
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soul
And there I
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find a Holy
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Hall
Where congre
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gations heed the
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call
Repeat #3
And when I lay down
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my last
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time
And feel a
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chill run up my
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spine
And recognize
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my time has
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come
I look
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around He'll lead me
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home
He'll reach Hi
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loving
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hand
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me
And then we'll
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climb to vic
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tory
Where we'll find
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kindred spirits
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there
Hearts raised in
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song without a
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care
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Find Jesus?
- The song I Find Jesus was sang by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Who is the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band?
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California, in 1966. The band's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001, staying 16 years, then departing again in November 2017. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.