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Christ in Song 111

I Need Thee

Words: Annie S. HawksMusic: Robert Lowry

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1I 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!

RefrainI need thee, O I need thee,
Every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to thee!

2I need thee every hour, Stay thou near by;
Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh;
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!

3I need thee every hour, In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain;
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!

4I need thee every hour, Most holy One;
O make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son;
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!

Also sung to
Need (SDA Hymnal #483, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #404)

The verse

Meter
12.10.15.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I need thee every hour, Most gracious Lord;˘///˘˘/˘//˘/12A
No tender voice like thine Can peace afford;˘/˘///˘/˘/10A
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;˘//˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//15B
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11B

Verse 2

I need thee every hour, Stay thou near by;˘///˘˘/˘///˘12A
Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh;˘/˘/˘/˘////11A
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;˘//˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//15B
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11B

Verse 3

I need thee every hour, In joy or pain;˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘/12A
Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain;//˘˘˘/˘/˘/10A
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;˘//˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//15B
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11B

Verse 4

I need thee every hour, Most holy One;˘///˘˘/˘//˘/12A
O make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son;˘/˘//////9A
I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee;˘//˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//15B
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee!˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11B

Refrain

I need thee, O I need thee,˘//˘˘//7A
Every hour I need thee;/˘˘/˘˘//8A
O bless me now, my Savior,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
I come to thee!˘/˘/4A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.