tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post6507013957082265995..comments2023-09-11T07:27:52.420-05:00Comments on field stone cottage: Sunday's Hymn: I Need Thee Every HourDorothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432234458348984602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post-35334824268528949442009-08-14T08:02:42.612-05:002009-08-14T08:02:42.612-05:00Appreciated the quotation of Annie Hawks's hym...Appreciated the quotation of Annie Hawks's hymn, "I Need Thee Every Hour." (And I do!) When things are going smoothly we tend to get complacent and not rely on the Lord. It's in the testing times that our faith grows.<br /><br />But here's a little historical note: Did you know that the hymn "Moment by Moment" was written because of a comment made about the former hymn? A man said to the author, Daniel Whittle, that he didn't just need the Lord Jesus every hour, but every moment of the day, and Whittle turned the thought into a song.<br /><br />I think you'd enjoy my blog site <i>Wordwise Hymns</i>, where, each day, I describe something that happened in hymn history on that date.<br /><br />God bless.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435373461292769832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post-12629465023882396172009-03-29T09:43:00.000-05:002009-03-29T09:43:00.000-05:00I'm so enjoying the hymns posted this morning. Thi...I'm so enjoying the hymns posted this morning. This is another one that we talked about at our women's conference yesterday. The older I get in my faith the more I know that I need Him every hour!!ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.com