O'landa Draper & The Associates "I Need Thee Every Hour"

This is O'landa Draper & The Associates at a musical in Jan. 1992 singing "I Need Thee".It is being led by Sylvia Carter and Michael Hawkins. This is a rare video that has not been seen by many. Enjoy!

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• gospel
• music
• choir

[ForHizGlory06]

I need the lyrics really bad. I know that they're saying, "I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord, No tender voice like thine can p______ His Will A______. I don't know what they're saying. I tried to fidn the lyrics on line and I couldn't :(. Could someone please send them to me

[chj333]

It's an arrangement of an old hymn.

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord; no tender voice like thine can peace afford.

Refrain:

I need thee, O I need thee;

every hour I need thee;

O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee.

[PatrickMcClinton]

I would like to say thank you so much. I was a part of the Associates from 1995 until 2000. This is the best choir and O'landa was the best director i have ever met and was real about everything. Just to let you know the Associates are getting back together to have a reunion in Memphis on July 18-20th and Greater Community COGIC in East Memphis. Don't miss it. I thank you for the videos I'm sending them to the members of the choir.

[chj333]

O'landa Draper & The Associates were one of the great choirs of all time. They were actually ahead of their time. They were doing things back then that choirs are doing now. I plan on being at the reunion.

[dexzion]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! I was just saying to myself the other day that there weren't enough O'landa Draper & The Associates clips on youtube!. Thank you!!!!! Listen to the choir's vocals - so rich, so trained, so awesome! They will always be my favorite choir of all times!!!!!!! Yessssss!

dex (zm)

[chj333]

They were always one of my favorite choirs also. I wish I had more clips from back in the day. I'll dig around and see what I can find. Dex and ZM,you guys are awesome as well. Keep up the good work. When are you coming to Memphis?

[Jams98]

One of the Baddest choirs from back in the day! Vocally they were the best, next to Ricky Dillard and New G!

[Prayzewarriors]

Love this artist. To me he and his choir is the best. They are a group of people way before their time and Sylvia Carter is sanging. I wonder do any of them still sing with other choirs or what.

[deepdarkcocoa]

Oh lord. I miss this man, and never met him. Lol

[fivestringlevite]

I believe the correct words are No tender voice like thine can peace it will uphold. I used to have a group in san diego, california that sung this years ago.

[mse42]

No one and I mean NO ONE can direct a choir like O'landa Draper! That man had skills, control and power. I was able to make the 10th Anniversary Celebration a few years back and they gave a great concert. And the lady that admistered the prayer that now lives in TX, BEAUTIFUL. Her words cut some people, but they were on point. Peace

[mse42]

@jcsgroove "Give it up for the bannnnddd" On the Reflections cd. I love this choir and song. I try to direct like him, but our choir ain't ready, lol.

[kimakua]

Wow!! I havent heard this in such a long time!! I think our choir sung almost all of his songs and arrangements!!

[mizzmarketer]

@ForHizGlory06 The lyrics are "I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord, No tender voice like thine can peace His Will afford. I need thee oh, I need thee, surely I need thee, I need thee oh, I need thee, sweet Saviour I need thee..."

[YOSHWILLOW]

One of my all time Draper & Associate songs....Love it!

[mse42]

@PatrickMcClinton I was at the reunion and oh how my soul was blessed!! When the evangelist from TX said she needed to pray, hallelujah!!!!!! I loved this choir. I remember when they would do the Sunday brunch at Hard Rock. I missed church just to see them live (for free), lol. I also went to the funeral. I just miss this choir. Billy Rivers is good and a joy to watch, but there is and will never be any like O'landa Draper!

[jcsgroove]

No love for the band??? hahaha!

[destind2liv]

All I can say is WOW!!!! The ending was absolutely amazing... aside from the song itself that was absolutely breathtaking, but the end just showed all the training and gifts that God blessed Mr. Draper with! I am speechless.... God anointed that brother and may he have his position directing that heavenly choir!!!