Absent PianistI Need Thee Every Hour
Piano and organ accompaniment for congregational singing, 4 verses with refrain.
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About this hymn
A Brooklyn homemaker wrote these words while going about her housework, struck by her need of God's presence. Her pastor, Robert Lowry, wrote the tune and added the refrain.
- Words
- Annie S. Hawks, 1872
- Music
- Robert Lowry, 1872
- Tune
- NEED
- Verses
- 4, with refrain
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