I Need Thee Every Hour
Backgrounder: Annie Hawks,
a homemaker from Brooklyn,
was busy with her household
chores when the words came
to her. She later wrote: I was so
filled with a sense of nearness
to my Master that, wondering
how one could live without Him
in either joy or pain, these words,
‘I need Thee ever hour’ were
flashed into my mind. Seating
by the open window in Apr 1872
& possibly inspired by Psa 86,
the words were penned to paper.
Lord, hear me for I need yr help:
Bend down, O Lord, and hear
my prayer: answer me, for I need
your help. Protect me, for I am
devoted to you. Save me, for
I serve you and trust you. You
are my God. Be merciful to me,
O Lord, for I am calling on you
constantly. Give me happiness,
O Lord, for I give myself to you.
(Psalm 86:1-4).
Lord, we humbly come before
Thee thanking you for your peace
for our soul will be in helpless
condition without your grace.
We need your strength to
overcome temptations and
the challenges that we face.
Indeed save and deliver us for
we serve you and trust in You.
And we need your blessings so
that being blessed we in turn can
be source of blessings to others.
Lord, we need Thee in every way,
in joy or in pain, so help and bless
us even as we come to Thee!!
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Ev’ry Hour I need Thee!
O bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly, and abide,
Or life is vain.
Backgrounder: Annie Hawks,
a homemaker from Brooklyn,
was busy with her household
chores when the words came
to her. She later wrote: I was so
filled with a sense of nearness
to my Master that, wondering
how one could live without Him
in either joy or pain, these words,
‘I need Thee ever hour’ were
flashed into my mind. Seating
by the open window in Apr 1872
& possibly inspired by Psa 86,
the words were penned to paper.
Lord, hear me for I need yr help:
Bend down, O Lord, and hear
my prayer: answer me, for I need
your help. Protect me, for I am
devoted to you. Save me, for
I serve you and trust you. You
are my God. Be merciful to me,
O Lord, for I am calling on you
constantly. Give me happiness,
O Lord, for I give myself to you.
(Psalm 86:1-4).
Lord, we humbly come before
Thee thanking you for your peace
for our soul will be in helpless
condition without your grace.
We need your strength to
overcome temptations and
the challenges that we face.
Indeed save and deliver us for
we serve you and trust in You.
And we need your blessings so
that being blessed we in turn can
be source of blessings to others.
Lord, we need Thee in every way,
in joy or in pain, so help and bless
us even as we come to Thee!!
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Ev’ry Hour I need Thee!
O bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
I need Thee ev’ry hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly, and abide,
Or life is vain.