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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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Ugo Ukariwo

Cotonou, Benin

Mar 15, 2025

This hymn always lifts my soul, it makes me feel the presence of the Holy in me with tears. It consoles me at all times

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Oritsemisan

United Kingdom

Dec 28, 2024

I need thee

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Adebimpe Modasola Okunade

Carshalton

Dec 21, 2024

This is one Song that has abide with me through thick and thin from 1989 when I got admission to study Musicology at The Polytechnic of Ibadan.

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Ada-Ifeanyi

Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria

Dec 19, 2024

I woke up this morning singing this song."I need you oh I need you" I sang all the 5 stanzas and prayed.

I need God more than any thing in my life and family 👪 .

God is my rock and shield 🛡 and the reason I live. Praise God.

He is faithful that promised, He will never live or foresake meand family. YOU alone oh Lord are God.

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Kazzadria

Kingston, Jamaica

Nov 15, 2024

We all need Christ every hour. We need His life, it is "Christ in us the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27). This morning I recognized my great need of God, and as I was baring my heart to God, the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" came flooding my mind, and I started singing it. Beautiful words to remind oneself and others, that it doesn't matter the circumstances, or the situations you are going through, keep yourself humble, faithfully trust God and pray, for prayer is a mighty weapon in our hands. God bless.

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Sandra Simpson

Waverly, NY, United States

Nov 14, 2024

I need thee O I need thee.

In my devotions this morning as I was reading in Ezekiel the Holy Spirit brought this lovely old hymn to mind. It is the constant cry of my heart, for Israel, and, for the U. S. Send revival Lord. Come Soon.

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Chux

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Jul 19, 2024

Wonderful

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Stephen

Port Harcourt City, Rivers, Nigeria

Jul 14, 2024

Lord please I need you every hour.

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Eme Okereke

Enugu, Nigeria

Apr 14, 2024

Hymn is inspiring and reassuring

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Philip

Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya

Mar 16, 2024

Nice song

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