Jesus, Jesus Only

Would you be this day made whole,
Freedom gain from sin’s control?
Jesus can redeem your soul—
Jesus, Jesus only.

Refrain

In the darkness do not live,
Be not sad or lonely;
Jesus, light and joy can give—
Jesus, Jesus only.

Jesus tenderly will lead,
Give you grace for all your need,
And your cause in Heaven plead—
Jesus, Jesus only.

Refrain

Oh, what friend can love us so?
Who, like Him, our hearts can know,
Who hath borne our ev’ry woe?
Jesus, Jesus only.

Refrain

He alone our souls can guide
Over death’s dark, swelling tide,
Home at last, and by His side—
Jesus, Jesus only.

Refrain

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt

Year: 1897

Commonly attributed to Eliza E. Hewitt (also known as E. E. Hewitt or Lidie H. Edmunds); the style, refrain, and themes match her known gospel hymns from the 1890s. Some hymnals list the year as 1897 or 1898.