Lord, I don’t think about You every hour. Not when I sleep. Not when I’m crafting work emails. Not when I’m cheering for my favorite team. But I don’t need to think about You every hour to know that I need You every hour. When I “hear” You, You are never yelling. Your voice is the voice of heavenly tenderness which brings me a peace no mortal can.
I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.
I’m walking my path through life with You nearby. I often ask You to stay where I can see You. And You do. I have come to believe You like being with me. Wonder of all wonders. When I want to wander from the path, the intensity of my desire wanes when I see you beside me or a little ahead. You teach me how to walk with You. I’m listening.
I need Thee every hour, In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
I need You with me whether I am celebrating or grieving (and every time in between). Without You abiding in me, my life lacks all meaning. If, by some infernal power, I feel alone, I only need to call Your name and it’s as if You had never left. Which You hadn’t, of course.
I need Thee every hour, Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son!
I need You, Most Holy Son of God! I have accepted Your invitation to dwell within me, and You do! I am Yours. Nothing brings my heart more joy than the thought of You saying to one of the heavenly hosts, “Look there. She is mine.”
I need Thee, O I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee!
O bless me now, my Savior: I come to Thee! Amen.
I have lived many (many) hours. I have no idea how many more hours I have left. But this I know: You have blessed me through all I have lived, and I know You will bless me in all I have yet to live. How do I know this? Because I come to Thee!
