I Need Thee Every Hour - Annie Hawks

Annie Hawks wrote:
"One day as a young wife and mo­ther of 37 years of age, I was bu­sy with my reg­u­lar house­hold tasks. Sud­den­ly, I be­came so filled with the sense of near­ness to the Mast­er that, won­der­ing how one could live with­out Him, ei­ther in joy or pain, these words, "I Need Thee Ev­e­ry Hour," were ush­ered in­to my mind, the thought at once tak­ing full pos­sess­ion of me."

After writ­ing the lyr­ics, Hawks gave them to her pas­tor, Ro­bert Low­ry, who add­ed the tune and re­frain. The hymn was first pub­lished at the Na­tion­al Bap­tist Sun­day School Con­ven­tion in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, in No­vem­ber 1872. Some years lat­er, af­ter the death of her hus­band, Hawks wrote:


"I did not un­der­stand at first why this hymn had touched the great throb­bing heart of hu­man­i­ty. It was not un­til long af­ter, when the sha­dow fell over my way, the sha­dow of a great loss, that I un­der­stood some­thing of the com­fort­ing pow­er in the words which I had been per­mit­ted to give out to others in my hour of sweet se­ren­i­ty and peace."

[ivanvastag]

Prekrasna pjesma, brate u Kristu, bori se do kraja, a znamo da je sam kraj u Isusu Kristu, koji će nam dati krunu pobjede i život vječni, AMEN

[ioana]

I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.
Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, 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.
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.
I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

[billbrown]

Yes we do need Jesus every hour to go with us

[CHUKWUKADIBIA]

We really need our gracious Lord every moment of our lives even when asleep, or we are no more. We exist because He is.

[bluuies]

How refreshing to have this beautiful old hymn sung the way it was meant to be. Brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting this!

[opokoufrancois]

We really do need the saviour especially in this world that is full of pains and sorrows.

[patrickenoe]

We need Him at all time. without Him we cannot do anything.

[pauljackson]

If more churches sang hymns like this, there would be more churches.

[Buf]

So very, very beautiful and moving. May God bless you.

[rinawillemse]

These voices harmonise so beautifully. Bring peace and quiet to my soul!

[TheHymnClub]

The music is by The Celebration Choir and the Salvation Army Citadel Band, Sheffield. Beautiful!

[Randolph]

Jesus speaks through hymns. Thankyou Lord for this simple yet powerful hymn. From a Scot in Toronto, visiting his retired sick sister, a Scottish nun.

[TheMusicofKathleenVick]

O bless me now, my Saviour. I come to thee.

[tonypino]

Lyrics:

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

Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, 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.

I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.

I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.

I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

[bobg]

What a beautiful song. At my Baptist in western NC each Sunday before the message, a member who wishes does a piece of music on some instrument. Next Sunday I will play I Need Thee on my keyboard. Thanks for posting.

[Bradstonian]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful hymn

[chanmalichan]

Wonderful hymn, touches my heart. From a Singaporean.

[MarkJohn-wubs]

..…....A CHRISTIAN'S
"Whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God" (Col. 3.17).
Every day and every hour,
By thy gracious Love and Power,
May I live, Lord, all for Thee,
And obedient daily be.

Every moment for Thee live,
All the glory to Thee give,
Watch and wait till Christ shall come,
And for Thee be never dumb.

Every time for Thee I speak,
May I all Thy Glory seek,
Let my words, Lord, be with Grace,
Like one in the Holy Place.

Everything by Grace I do
"Unto Thee"- may this be true !
That I may, Lord, work no ill,
But obey Thy Sovereign Will.

Every trial I would see
Is permitted, Lord, by Thee,
That I may, by Grace Divine,
Answer "Not my will, but Thine."

Every thought, or word, or deed,
To thy Glory may it lead,
May I daily self deny,
Thee alone, Lord, glorify.

Every step, O Lord, now guide,
As the days and moments glide,
Keep me always in Thy Ways,
Let me live a life of praise.
*
(From Old England)
With Kind Regards!

[timfuneral]

this is looking like Montana, and what a standard of the faith thank you.

[rabele]

I'm an atheist now, but when I hear something like this I can almost suspend my disbelief and return momentarily to my Methodist upbringing. The sheer beauty of this lovely hymn and the emotions it generates wash over me and take me right back over the years. What a contrast to the horrible, clunking, one-note, boring "worship songs" so prevalent nowadays. I doubt whether Sankey and Moody would have succeeded as they did if their ministry had been backed up by those.