The World Needs Jesus

In the middle of a suffering world
Heavy with sorrow and grief
Oh, what a mess
Like a ship that is sinking to its doom
Losing its treasure
Oh, where can a young life turn?

On a planet
That has traveled to the moon
I still see hurtful wrong
And I don't need to look far
Times a comin'
You may not have enough food
And I know for sure that your money
Won't get you very far

Oh, the world needs Jesus

Well, the Catholics and the Protestants
Are still havin' themselves a war
And the world looks on
And wonders what for
But my Lord speaks His message
So true and it's clear
All this confusion must bring Him
Many times to tears

Oh, thе church needs Jesus

Half a lifetime ago
I sang a song in thе streets of Europe
And all the time it's come and gone since
It's incredible to think
How little has really changed for the good
As a human race
We don't seem to be evolving
Into higher claims of consciousness
Or fulfilling the promise of a new age
No, our planet is convulsed
With spasms of cruelty and hatred
And now more than ever
The world needs Jesus

It's a sorry sight
For the eyes of My Lord
To see young people
Taken by the world
And it hurts me to see
So much that's going wrong
Yet I know in myself
I don't change many things at all

Oh, I need Jesus
Oh, the world needs Jesus, Jesus

Ooh, the world needs Jesus
Ooh, Jesus