Caedmon's Call - All I Need (I Did Not Catch Her Name) Lyrics
Did not catch her nameDid not catch her tearsIt hit me like a trainWhen her story hit my earsMother of eight sonsFather off to warGot no home addressJust bricks on a dirt floorJesus is all I needTiny plot of landCorn stored up in pilesYears it doesn't rainThey just stay hungry for a whileNo fatted calf to killShe made a feast of cuy and cornShe said, "Who else knew my nameBefore the day that I was born?Jesus is all I needJesus is all I need."She bragged about her boysHow they're growin' into menHow they learned to praise the LordOld Style EcuadorianTo buy the new guitarThey had to sell the swineSaid, "My boys go to school on a foreign angel's dime.This world calls me poorI bore my babies on this floorHe always providesSure as the sun will rise.So I'll sing Him songs of praise'Cause I know He'll keep me in His gaze."Rain poured from the skyWe raced back to the vanThere were tears in the eyesOf this poor, forgetful manMother of eight sonsShe knows the peace of GodLord, help me learn to leanOn thy staff and thy rodJesus is all I needJesus is all I need