SDA Hymnal 483
I Need Thee Every Hour
Tune: NEED
1I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine can peace afford.
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 nearby;
temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.
3I need thee every hour, in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
4I need thee every hour; teach me thy will;
and thy rich promises in me fulfill.
- Tune
- NEED
The verse
- Meter
- 12.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
Scan every line
/ 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
Verse 2
I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby;˘///˘˘/˘////12A
temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.˘/˘/˘/˘////11A
Verse 3
I need thee every hour, in joy or pain;˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘/12A
come quickly and abide, or life is vain.//˘˘˘/˘/˘/10A
Verse 4
I need thee every hour; teach me thy will;˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘12A
and thy rich promises in me fulfill.˘///˘˘˘˘˘/10A
Refrain
I need thee, O I need thee;˘//˘˘//7A
every hour I need thee;/˘˘/˘˘//8A
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11A
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.