I Need Thee Every Hour

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                                                                                  I Need Thee Every Hour

                                                                                   I need thee ev'ry hour,

                                                                                   Most gracious Lord.

                                                                                   No tender voice like thine

                                                                                   Can peace afford.

 

                                                                                   I need thee ev'ry hour;

                                                                                   Stay thou nearby.

                                                                                   Temptations lose their pow'r

                                                                                   When thou art nigh.

 

                                                                                    I need thee ev'ry hour,

                                                                                    Most holy One.

                                                                                    Oh, make me thine indeed,

                                                                                    Thou blessed Son!

 

                                                                                    I need thee, oh, I need thee;

                                                                                    Ev'ry hour I need thee!

                                                                                    Oh, bless me now, my Savior;

                                                                                    I come to thee!

 

                                                                                    I need thee ev'ry hour,

                                                                                    In joy or pain.

                                                                                    Come quickly and abide,

                                                                                    Or life is vain.

 

                                                                                   -Annie S. Hawks, 1835-1918

 

                                    "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matthew 28:20b