I Need Thee Every Hour

Words:	6.4.6.4 with refrain • Annie Sherwood Hawks (1872), cho. Robert S. Lowry (1872)
Music:	NEED • Robert S. Lowry (1872)

Words

I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.

I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.

I need Thee every hour;
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
[Refrain]

I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
[Refrain]

I need Thee every hour;
Teach me thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
[Refrain]

I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.
[Refrain]

	No.	Words	Music
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	314	Lacks vs 4	Identical
Songs for Worship and Praise	670	Lacks vs 4	Identical
Songs of Faith and Praise	837	Lacks vs 4; Adds Amen	Tenor starts on DO; Adds Amen
Praise for the Lord	288	Lacks vs 4	Identical
Hymns for Worship (Revised)	63	Lacks vs 4	Identical
Songs of the Church	257	Lacks vs 4; Adds Amen	Adds amen
Sacred Selections	52	Lacks vs 4	Alto sings parallel thirds and fifths with melody and tenor at "Every hour I need Thee" (measure 11) instead of remaining on SOL; Tenor sings FA FA FA at "bless me now" (measure 13) instead of remaining on DO
Christian Hymns No. 2	85	Lacks vs 4	Identical
Great Songs of the Church No. 2	91	Lacks vs 4; Adds Amen	Adds amen

Chris Fenner, “I need thee every hour,” Hymnology Archive:
https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/i-need-thee-every-hour
J.R. Watson, “I need Thee every hour,” The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology:
https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/i/i-need-thee-every-hour

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