I Need the Prayers

I need the prayers of those I love,
While trav’ling o’er life’s rugged way,
That I may true and faithful be,
And live for Jesus every day.

Refrain

I want my friends to pray for me,
To bear my tempted soul above,
And intercede with God for me;
I need the prayers of those I love.

I need the prayers of those I love,
To help me in each trying hour,
To bear my tempted soul to Him,
That He may keep me by His pow’r.

Refrain

I want my friends to pray for me,
To hold me up on wings of faith,
That I may walk the narrow way,
Kept by our Father’s glorious grace.

Refrain

Author: James D. Vaughan

Year: 1923

James D. Vaughan both wrote the lyrics and composed the music for this gospel song; it first appeared in his 1923 songbook "Gospel Chimes". No other common attributions exist.