Our Foundation Hymn for Sunday, April 1, 2012 is I Need Thee Every Hour, Written by a housewife named Annie Hawks. One day at home, Annie was filled with an overwhelming feeling of the nearness of her Lord. She began to wonder how anyone could live without Him. In times of joy or times of pain she knew the comfort of the Lord. According to Annie, the following words flashed into her mind.

I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine,
Can peace afford.

I need Thee, O I need Thee!
Every hour I need Thee:
O bless me now my Saviour!
I come to Thee.

She gave here poem to Dr. Robert Lowry who composed the tune we will sing this morning. It was first sung in November of 1872.

This morning I would like us to understand how much we need Jesus. We have allowed our selves to become so self-reliant that we think we only need God in times of crisis. As we sing about the King of Kings this morning, acknowledge that you need him every hour. Every hour of everyday we need His guidance, His touch, His presence. We need to hear His tender voice.

Our Music today starts with All Hail King Jesus and Celebrate Jesus! After our time of greeting each other we will sing, Here I Am To Worship and Lord I Come. Both songs have words that can become our prayer this morning. Here I am to Worship says, “Open My Eyes Let Me See”. God is at work in each of our lives. Lord, open our eyes and let us see you at work.
Lord I Come says,

Lord, I come. Take my life. I offer it to You, A living sacrifice.
By Your grace and by Your blood, I come into the Holy of Holies.

All I want to do is dwell in Your presence.
I want to drink from the well that never runs dry.
All I want to see is the light of Your glory.
If I get just one glimpse of your glory and
just one drink from your well my soul will be satisfied.

Let’s listen for Him this morning. Listen for Him in the songs we sing and in the message that is preached. Let us also listen for Him in the people that we speak with. The King of Kings would like to speak to us today, everyday, every hour!

p.s. We will end the service with a great Gaither song, The King Is Coming!