I Need Thee Every Hour

I love this hymn. So simple yet so beautiful.

I need thee every hour,
most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine
can peace afford.

I need thee, O I need thee;
every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to thee.

I need thee every hour,
stay thou nearby;
temptations lose their power
when thou art nigh.

I need thee every hour,
in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide,
or life is in vain.

I need thee every hour;
teach me thy will;
and thy rich promises
in me fulfill.

I need thee every hour,
most Holy One;
O make me thine indeed,
thou blessèd Son.
(words by Annie Sherwood Hawks, 1872)

What if I lived like this?
What if I was conscious of my need for Yahweh every hour? every minute?

this struck me today

"There is more to life than study, study which at times can be frustrating or 'wearisome'. There is more to life than seeking; there must be finding. There is more to discipleship than sitting in an armchair reading a sound book on theology or a challenging book on discipleship. There must be commitment which flows out into action. So we come to what in this later commentator's [author of Ecclesiastes] view is the only thing left to say, 'the end of the matter': 'Fear God and keep his commandments'."

(Robert Davidson, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Soloman, commenting on Ecclesiastes 12:12-14)