I Need Thee Every Hour (Stay Close) (Remix)
From the album ·HolyJams Hymns — The Remixes
📖 John 15:5
Annie Hawks wrote it on an ordinary morning with nothing wrong. Sixteen years later she buried her husband and finally understood her own hymn. The remix — the words held exactly, everything underneath them rewritten.
Mood · dependent
Lyrics
Verse One I need Thee every hour— Most gracious Lord. No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. In the silence of my struggle, In the moments I feel weak— You are the strength That pulls me upward, You are the calm My heart must seek. Chorus (Solo with soft choir pads) Stay close to me… Stay close to me… Lord, I need Thee Every hour, constantly. Stay close to me… Stay close to me… I need Thee— I need Thee. Verse Two I need Thee every hour— Stay Thou nearby. Temptations lose their power When You are nigh. Every shadow starts to scatter, Every fear begins to fade— When Your presence Wraps around me, I am kept, I am sustained. Chorus (Choir rising gently behind the solo) Stay close to me… Stay close to me… Lord, I need Thee Every hour, constantly. Stay close to me… Stay close to me… I need Thee— I need Thee. Bridge (Call & Response – tender but strong) Solo: Not just on the mountain— Choir: I need Thee. Solo: Not just in the valley— Choir: I need Thee. Solo: Not just when I’m winning— Choir: I need Thee. Solo: Every breath I’m living— Choir: I need Thee. Vamp (Choir swelling; solo ad-libs) I need Thee… I need Thee… Every hour, Lord, I need Thee. Stay close… Stay near… Hold me… Keep me… Every hour, Lord, I need Thee. Final Tag I need Thee— Every hour.
Label: Stoney Rock Music Media
All songs are written and produced by the humans at SRMG Creative with AI assistance.