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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

I need Thee every hour

Longings For Fellowship with Christ

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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.

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Steve Miller

Detroit, MI, United States

Jan 13, 2013

This hymn was written by an ordinary 37 year old housewife from Brooklyn, NY. Annie Hawks was busy with her household chores when the words came to her. She later wrote, "I was so filled with a sense of nearness to my Master that, wondering how one could live without Him in either joy or pain, these words, 'I need thee every hour,' were flashed into my mind. Seating myself by the open window in the balmy air of the bright June day, I caught up my pencil and the words were soon committed to paper."

Hawks reflected, "It was not until years later, when the shadow fell over my way, the shadow of a great loss, that I understood something of the comforting power in the words." God often allows us to learn in the sunshine what we will need to lean on in the darkness. - Great Songs of Faith by Brown and Norton.

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Lisa

Canada

Jan 12, 2013

Lord I need You in this situation. You are the pillar of my life, my strength in time of trouble. Remember Your word and Your blood You shed on the cross of Calvary because of me. Manifest Your power and let all enemies be ashamed.

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Marcus Geoffrey Ssemwanga

Kampala, Kawempe, Uganda

Nov 21, 2012

This has been my soul lifting soul but it could hinder me from enjoying it the way I wanted because I couldn't play it on the piano. Praise be to God that now I have got the music sheet so I can now enjoy it on piano. Thanks hymnal.net for your services. I like that.

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Rutendo

United Kingdom

Nov 12, 2012

Oh I need Thee Lord!!!

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Nomusa

Tunis, Tunisia

Nov 6, 2012

Lord I need You all the time. You have been my pillar of strength when all hope was gone, my Provider and my all in all. Difficult to explain but I wish to say that I have experienced what You mean by "You will not leave nor forsake me". Thank You, Lord for Your unending love. I love You!

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Sarah Anne

Ochtrup, Nordrheinwestfalen, Germany

Nov 3, 2012

I love this hymn, it reminds me of the Baptist Church in Athlone CapeTown, when I was a child, and my mother, always singing, she has gone home to the Lord, but I still remember, her example. 69 yrs, and learning I can do nothing without my Lord, He is my everything, and I can only Praise His Holy Name and cry out I NEED THEE; EVERY SECOND MY LORD; HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Delesa Dewar

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Sep 6, 2012

This song is a prayer I pray daily. I really need You Lord in everything I do, because without You I am nothing. Without You I can't make it. Without You, Lord, my life is vain so please stay near and never leave me.

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Nene Ogbonnaya

Lagos, Nigeria

Aug 2, 2012

The Lord is all that I need in this life.

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Bami Adebayo

London, United Kingdom

Jun 26, 2012

I need You Lord more than before.........presently, events in my life is overwhelming and too much for my soul to bear........uphold me Lord. Hold my hand through this tough time......I need You my Father!

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PP Khumalo

Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Jun 22, 2012

This song blesses my soul. I love Thee with all my heart. Father God I love You and trust in You so much.

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