{"slug": "i-need-thee-every-hour", "title": "I Need Thee Every Hour", "first_line": "I need Thee ev'ry hour, Most gracious Lord", "author": "annie-sherwood-hawks", "author_date": "1898", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 4, 6, 4], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Aspiration", "Brotherhood", "Children", "Church on Earth (Church Militant)"], "scripture": ["Hebrews 12:1-15", "Matthew 19:28", "Psalm 24:8"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:167; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1898).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "i_need_thee_every_hour_most_gracious_lor", "total_instances": 1121}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "I need Thee ev -- 'ry hour, Most gra -- cious Lord; No ten -- der voice like Thine Can peace af -- ford.", "prose": ["I need Thee ev'ry hour,", "Most gracious Lord;", "No tender voice like Thine", "Can peace afford."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "I need Thee ev -- 'ry hour, Stay Thou near by; Temp -- ta -- tions lose their pow'r When Thou art nigh.", "prose": ["I need Thee ev'ry hour,", "Stay Thou near by;", "Temptations lose their pow'r", "When Thou art nigh."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I need Thee ev -- 'ry hour, In joy or pain; Come quick -- ly and a -- bide, Or life is vain.", "prose": ["I need Thee ev'ry hour,", "In joy or pain;", "Come quickly and abide,", "Or life is vain."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "I need Thee ev -- 'ry hour, Teach me Thy will; And Thy rich prom -- is -- es In me ful -- fill.", "prose": ["I need Thee ev'ry hour,", "Teach me Thy will;", "And Thy rich promises", "In me fulfill."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I need Thee ev -- 'ry hour, Most Ho -- ly One; O make me Thine in -- deed, Thou bless -- ed Son!", "prose": ["I need Thee ev'ry hour,", "Most Holy One;", "O make me Thine indeed,", "Thou blessed Son!"]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "I need Thee, O I need Thee; Ev -- 'ry hour I need Thee; O bless me now, my Sav -- ior, I come to Thee!", "prose": ["I need Thee, O I need Thee;", "Ev'ry hour I need Thee;", "O bless me now, my Savior,", "I come to Thee!"]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}