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Text:I need Thee every hour
Author:Annie S. Hawks
Author (Refrain):Rev. Robert Lowry
Tune:NEED
Composer:Rev. Robert Lowry

332. I need Thee every hour

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

Refrain:
I need Thee, O I need Thee,
Every hour I need Thee!
O bless me now, my Saviour—
I come to Thee!

2 I need Thee every hour;
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh. [Refrain]

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

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

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

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: I need Thee every hour
Author: Annie S. Hawks (1872)
Author (Refrain): Rev. Robert Lowry
Refrain First Line: I need Thee, O I need thee
Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. with Refrain
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Life In Christ: The Inner Life; Aspiration; Evangelistic Services (3 more...)
Copyright: Copyright, 1900, by Mary Runyon Lowry. Renewal 1914. Used by permission.
Tune Information
Name: NEED
Composer: Rev. Robert Lowry (1872)
Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. with Refrain
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright, 1900, by Mary Runyon Lowry. Renewal 1914. Used by permission.



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