GHS 168 : I Need Thee Every Hour Lyrics

GHS 168, “I Need Thee Every Hour,” is one of the most honest and personal expressions of dependence on God in the whole hymn tradition. Written by Annie S. Hawks in 1872, the hymn was composed during a period of unusual spiritual consciousness, when Hawks felt an overwhelming sense of how completely she needed the Lord in every activity and moment of her daily life. The hymn does not claim any great spiritual achievement; it simply repeats, from every angle and in every situation, the same foundational truth: I need Thee. In joy, in pain, in temptation, in teaching, in making Thine indeed, the need does not change.

This hymn appears as number 168 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, and it is one of the most frequently sung devotional hymns in the collection.

Hymn Lyrics – GHS 168: I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I need Thee ev’ry hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford.

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee, Ev’ry hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now, my Saviour, I come to Thee!

1. I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou near by; Temptations lose their power When Thou art nigh.

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

3. I need Thee every hour, Teach me Thy will; And Thy rich promises In me fulfil.

4. I need Thee every hour, Most Holy One; Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son!