One thing is needful, just one thing I crave

To sit at the feet of my Lord

Riches that cannot be taken away

I drink in His mercy, and peace is restored

Chorus:

Yes, one thing, that one thing is Jesus

To know Him, and in Him be found

One thing, I count all things loss for that one priceless treasure I see

That one thing is Jesus to me

One thing is needful, one thing I desire

To dwell in the house of my Lord

To gaze on His beauty, and burn with His fire

To stand in His presence, where grace is outpoured!

Chorus

One thing is needful, this one thing I do

I press toward the mark of my Lord

To know Him in power, in sufferings, too

Forgetting things past, reaching toward my reward!

Chorus

That one thing is Jesus, to me