Scripture Verse

Thy blessing is upon Thy people. Psalm 3:8

Introduction

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Will L. Thompson (1847–1909)

Words: Eli­za­beth J. Thomp­son, 1894.

Music: Ac­ton Will L. Thomp­son (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Every hour I need Thy bless­ing,
Every mo­ment need Thy care,
Lord, to Thee I come con­fess­ing,
All the sins that me en­snare.
Bless the thoughts that come each mo­ment,
Make them true and pure and fair,
Like to Thine our great atone­ment,
Beautiful be­yond com­pare.

Every hour I need Thy bless­ing,
Daily need Thy won­drous love,
Love so ten­der, so pro­tect­ing,
Coming from Thy throne above.
For Thy lov­ing care and bless­ing,
Make me thank­ful day by day,
By my walk and dai­ly liv­ing,
Praising Christ the Liv­ing Way.

Every hour I need Thy bless­ing,
Every mo­ment need Thy care,
Until Thou my soul pos­sess­ing,
Shall re­flect Thine im­age there.
Then to Christ the King of Glo­ry,
He who bought me with great price,
I shall sing the old, old sto­ry,
Christ my Lord, my sac­ri­fice.