Restore to me the joy of God salvation
Renew the right spirit within me
Create in me the heart of your good pleasure
'Cause only you can help and calm my raging sea
We need you now to lift us with your goodness
We need you now, more ever than before
Purge us please, and cleanse us with your power
So we can hear joy, and gladness forevermore

The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
Yes, the world needs Jesus

Sometimes we are afraid, because of weakness
Yet he declared that in our weakness, he is strong
So whenever trouble comes, and fear arises
We can depend on what he says, and continue on

The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
Oh, the world needs Jesus
Yes, the world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus
Oh, the world needs Jesus

Not another hero, no, no
No politician
We need Jesus
Yes, we need Jesus

I know he can, and will help us
He's the only one that can heal us
The world needs Jesus
The world needs Jesus