I Need Thee Every Hour
Words by Annie S. HawksI 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.I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
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.I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is in vain.I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessèd Son.I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
Oh, the refrain of this song just keeps running through my mind, throughout my days, as I am dealing with things I cannot handle, sorrows that I cannot bear… and yet I can, not because of anything I am or any power of my own, but because of who He is- faithful, gracious, merciful…
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9a KJV
I need Him, every hour, and He’s okay with that. Actually, I’m pretty sure He’s more than okay with that. I think He prefers it that way, not just that I need Him, every hour, but that I know that I need Him. There is a difference. I happen to think that we all need Him, every hour, but unfortunately, it’s far too easy to live our lives functioning as though we didn’t…
But not today, not for me.
Today, I know that I know that I know that I need Him, every hour. I know that without Him, I would crumble. Without Him, I would not be able to bear up under this weight, this gut-wrenching, joy-stealing, peace-robbing weight.
I’m tired and I’m weary and my physical knees feel shaky at times while my spiritual knees hold strong, and I know that it’s not my strength, but His, and there is a blessing even in the knowing…
I need Him.
Your turn! What song is stirring in your heart today?
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I know that Amazing Grace is a song that gets overplayed by many people, but I find that I listen to the words and they tell me that only by His grace am I saved and what a wretch am. My flesh is weak but my soul and heart are His. I may not do all that I should be doing for Him, but I know that he won’t abandon me when I need Him. Ali. His grace and benevolence is with all of you throughout this crisis. The biggest thing that shows this is the amount of people that care enough to stop and say a prayer for all of you. Whether you realize it or not even through this crisis you are all blessed. I will keep praying because that is all I can do, except shed a tear or more for all that Ian and the rest of you are trying to live thru. It touches my heart more than you can know and I WILL KEEP PRAYING!
“Whether you realize it or not even through this crisis you are all blessed.”
Oh, Dawn, I realize it so much! It’s humbling and awe-inspiring and it brings me to my knees again and again… This has all be SO hard, but He has been SO faithful and good, and so near and real to me and to my family!
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This entry made me cry. I too need Jesus every hour. So many times we make prayer our last resort and not our first resource. Thinking about Ian’s illness and the celebration of Ian’s 18 years in this life. I thought of one of my favorite hymn’s : Because He Lives. (verse 1) God sent his son they called him Jesus. He came to love, heal, and forgive. He bled and died, to buy my pardon. An empty grave is an is there to prove my savior lives. ( chorus) Because he lives I can face tomorrow. Because he lives, all fear is gone. Because I know, he holds the future and life is worth the living just because he lives. ( verse 2) How sweet to hold a newborn baby and feel the joy and peace he gives. But greater still the calm assurance, this child can face uncertain days because he lives. ( verse 3) Then one day I’ll cross the river. I’ll fight life’s final, final war with pain. But then as death gives way to victory. I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know he lives. Now I’m crying again, It is because of John 3 :16 For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Praise God for Ian’s life and the power of prayer.