Standing In The Need Of Prayer

Recordings

Just for You, Jimmie Rodgers, 1960
When the Spirit Moves You, Jimmie Rodgers, 1960
Sing And Play Folk Songs And Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1961
Piano Arrangements of Spirituals, Don Shirley, 1962
Old Time Family Religion, The Johnson Family Singers, 1964
Searching the Gospel, Pearl Bailey, 1966
Hot Rize, Hot Rize, 1979
Request, Johnston Mountain Boys, 1988
Folk Songs & Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1991
Kneelin' Down Inside The Gate, Various Artists (Bahamian Rhyming Singers), 1995
Steal Away, Charlie Haden/Hank Jones, 1995
Single, John's Gospel Quartet , 19??
Going to the West, Ed Littlefield, Jr., 2003
Live in Waterbury Center, Kent Gustavson with Micah Schonberg, 2006

Notes

Played by the Wildwood Boys at the Tangent in Palo Alto on February 23rd 1963.

The lyics of the Wildwood Boys version of the song are;

Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

Not the preacher, not the sinner, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not the preacher, not the sinner, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

Not my mother, not my father, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not my mother, not my father, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer