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All I Ever Need is Found in Thee

Russian Hymn, sung by the persecuted Church in the Soviet Union

Verse 1

Not in words of prayer do I rely;

Nor in songs to be my soul’s supply;

Song of Songs, Thou art to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Song of Songs, Thou art to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Verse 2

Not for selfish gain do I seek peace;

Nor for earthly pleasures to increase;

Thou, O Christ, art all to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Thou, O Christ, art all to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Verse 3

I need Thy peace and holiness within;

I’ll hide in Thee, O keep me from all sin.

Help me more Thy cross to see;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Help me more Thy cross to see;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Verse 4

Christ revealed His eternal love;

Can there yet be greater joys above?

This my soul delights to see;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

This my soul delights to see;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Verse 5

Thou my Shade in a dry and weary land;

I’ll rest beneath Thy strong and mighty hand;

Living Waters be to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Living Waters be to me;

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Verse 6

When oppressed by fears on every side;

In Thy strength alone may I abide;

Thou wilt give the victory,

All I ever need is found in Thee.

Thou wilt give the victory,

All I ever need is found in Thee.

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Behind the hymn

"All I Ever Need Is Found in Thee" is a Russian hymn with roots in the persecuted church of the Soviet Union, where Christians risked imprisonment, forced labor, and even death for their faith during decades of Communist rule. From the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 through the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, millions of Christians in Russia and the Eastern Bloc were subjected to systematic persecution — churches were closed, Bibles were confiscated, pastors were sent to the Gulag, and believers worshipped in secret. Hymns like this one circulated underground among persecuted believers as expressions of faith that found everything they needed in Christ when everything else had been stripped away. The theology of total sufficiency in Christ — "All I ever need is found in Thee" — takes on extraordinary weight when sung by people who have literally lost everything for their faith. This hymn stands as a testament to the indestructible nature of Christian worship: even under the most oppressive regime of the twentieth century, believers continued to sing of Christ's all-sufficiency. Including it in a church hymnal honors the memory of the suffering church and reminds free worshippers of the cost that many have paid to sing these truths.

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