Please, read this hymn without singing, thus you can follow the words as a prayer, and maybe you can see the message in a very different way, then you can read it again singing it as a worship time to our Lord.
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 Savior;
I come to thee.
2 I need thee every hour;
stay thou near by;
temptations lose their power
when thou art nigh.
3 I need thee every hour,
in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide,
or life is vain.
4 I need thee every hour;
teach me thy will;
and thy rich promises
in me fulfill.
5 I need thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
O make me thine indeed,
thou Blessed Son!
In His service,
Israel