I Need Thee Every Hour Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts G B A G F♯ G.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
GIBneedATheeGev-F♯'ryGhour,
GMostGgra-AGciousEDLord;
DNoAten-BderAvoiceDlikeBThineGCanF♯peaceGF♯af-EDford.
BIBneedGThee,COBIBneedAThee;
AEv-G'ryBhourAIAneedGThee;
GOGblessAmeGnow,EmyDSav-Gior,
AIBcomeGAtoGThee!
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: A major.
AIC♯needBTheeAev-G♯'ryAhour,
AMostAgra-BAciousF♯ELord;
ENoBten-C♯derBvoiceElikeC♯ThineACanG♯peaceAG♯af-F♯Eford.
C♯IC♯needAThee,DOC♯IC♯needBThee;
BEv-A'ryC♯hourBIBneedAThee;
AOAblessBmeAnow,F♯myESav-Aior,
BIC♯comeABtoAThee!
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: B♭ major.
B♭IDneedCTheeB♭ev-A'ryB♭hour,
B♭MostB♭gra-CB♭ciousGFLord;
FNoCten-DderCvoiceFlikeDThineB♭CanApeaceB♭Aaf-GFford.
DIDneedB♭Thee,E♭ODIDneedCThee;
CEv-B♭'ryDhourCICneedB♭Thee;
B♭OB♭blessCmeB♭now,GmyFSav-B♭ior,
CIDcomeB♭CtoB♭Thee!
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
FIAneedGTheeFev-E'ryFhour,
FMostFgra-GFciousDCLord;
CNoGten-AderGvoiceClikeAThineFCanEpeaceFEaf-DCford.
AIAneedFThee,B♭OAIAneedGThee;
GEv-F'ryAhourGIGneedFThee;
FOFblessGmeFnow,DmyCSav-Fior,
GIAcomeFGtoFThee!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR, Robert Lowry, 1872
- Words
- Annie Sherwood Hawks (1836–1918), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1872, words 1872: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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