1022 I've tried in vain a thousand ways 1. I've tried in vain a thousand ways My fears to quell, my hopes to raise; But what I need, the Bible says, Is ever, only Jesus. 2. My soul is night, my heart is steel - I cannot see, I cannot feel; For light, for life I must appeal In simple faith to Jesus. 3. He died, He lives, He reigns, He pleads; There's love in all His words and deeds; There's all a guilty sinner needs Forevermore in Jesus. 4. Though some should sneer, and some should blame, I'll go with all my guilt and shame; I'll go to Him because His name, Above all names, is Jesus.