Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior/I Need Thee Every Hour

  • January 21, 2023
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1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry,
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Refrain:
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

1
 I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, 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;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

 

2 Let me at a throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief. [Refrain]

3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace. [Refrain]

4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heav’n but Thee? [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #140