English

I Need Thee Every Hour

Tune
NEED
Composer
Robert Lowry
Copyright
✓ Public Domain Verified
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Verse 1

I need thee every hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like thine Can peace afford.

Refrain

I need thee, O I need thee, Every hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Saviour, I come to thee.

Verse 2

I need thee every hour, Stay thou near by; Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh.

Verse 3

I need thee every hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain.

Verse 4

I need thee every hour, Teach me thy will; And thy rich promises In me fulfill.

Prayer

Public Domain Information

Text
Public Domain
Tune
Not verified (melody not provided)
Verified
October 3, 2026
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Rights & Sources
Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 89, scan page 109–110 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/109). Credit as printed: Annie S. Hawkes, 1872. Text author: Annie Sherwood Hawks (1835–1918; dates from Wikidata Q4952981, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1918): public domain. The page's notice "Copyright, 1914, by Mary Runyon Lowry. Renewal" is a renewal of the 1872 copyright. Works published in the U.S. before 1931 are in the public domain, and no music is distributed.
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Score / sheet music Rights
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