mp3 for “I Could Not Do Without You”

This hymn has been posted before, but now there’s an mp3 for the listening:

https://soundcloud.com/joshamck/i-could-not-do-without-you/s-Oq7lA.  Thank you, Josh.

A HYMN FOR TODAY

I could not do without You,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost.
Your righteousness, Your pardon
Your precious blood must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

I could not do without You;
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But You, beloved Savior,
Are near in all I do,
And weakness will be power
If leaning hard on You.

I could not do without You,
For, oh, the way is long,
And I am often weary,
And sigh replaces song:
How could I do without You?
I do not know the way;
You know, Lord, and You lead me
And will not let me stray.

I could not do without You,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn oneness
The river must be passed;
But You will never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know You will be near me
And whisper, “It is I.”

7.6.7.6.D – Frances R. Havergal, 1873
Tune: ELBERT – C.E. Couchman, 2009
No. 313 in _Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs_, 2012