verse 1 My sweet Lord, desperately I am alone, afraid to be My love is gone so far away I need my sweet Lord's help today Let your love shine down on me And light the way to be Oh and these are the words that I pray I need my sweet Lord's help today verse 2 Blind is the fool, I see that now I broke the rules and let you down I walked alone, now I have run dry I need my sweet Lord's help tonight Let your love shine down on me And light the way to be Let your love shine down on me Oh and these are the words that I pray I need my sweet Lord's help today Outro Oh I need my sweet Lord's help today