This hymn expresses devotion to Jesus Christ as the lover of the soul who rescued the singer from sin and set them on solid spiritual ground. The singer declares their love for Jesus and need of him as their savior and closest friend, vowing to worship and never let go of him even when facing hardships in the world.

1. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

2. Jesus, Lover of my soul.
Jesus, I will never let you go.
You’ve taken me from the miry clay
and set my feet upon a rock, and
now I know.

3. I love you,
I need you.
Though my world may fall,
I'll never let you go.
My Savior, my closest friend,
I will worship You
until the very end.