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How Much I Need Thee

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1 Blessed Lord, how much I need thee!
Weak and sinful, poor and blind;
Take my trembling hand and lead me,
Strength and sight in thee I find.

Refrain:
Ev'ry hour, ev'ry hour,
Blessed Lord, how much I need thee!
Ev'ry hour, ev'ry hour,
Saviour, keep me ev'ry hour.

2 Clothe me with thy robe of meekness,
Stained with sin this robe of mine;
Teach me first to feel my weakness,
Then to plead for strength divine. [Refrain]

3 Safe am I if thou dost guide me;
Trusting self, how soon I fall!
Walk life's rugged way be side me,
Thou, my light, my life, my all. [Refrain]

4 Then what e'er the future bringeth,
Smiles of joy or tears of grief,
Still to thee my spirit clingeth,
Thou art still my soul's relief. [Refrain]

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #597

Author: F. E. Belden

Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evang­el­ist Bil­ly Sun­day. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royal… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Blessed Lord, how much I need Thee
Title: How Much I Need Thee
Author: F. E. Belden
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Every hour, every hour
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christ in Song #d56

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Christ in Song #597

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Gathered Jewels #93

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d121

The Christian Hymnist #d53

The Church Hymnal #578

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The Gospel Song Sheaf #178

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The Portfolio of Sunday School Songs #108

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1198

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