Annie Hawks (May 28, 1836 - January 3, 1918) was an American poet and gospel hymnist whose compositions number over 400.

[1] She contributed to several popular Sunday school hymnbooks, with her best-known song being "I Need Thee Every Hour".

Other well-known hymns include "Thine, Most Gracious Lord", "Why Weepest Thou?

[4] She married Charles Hial Hawks in 1857 or 1859, a member of a New York banking firm,[3] and a resident of Hoosick.

[3] Hawks stated:— "For myself, the hymn was prophetic rather than expressive of my own experiences, for it was wafted out to the world on the wings of love and joy, instead of under the stress of personal sorrow.

"[6] Lowry, who wrote the music, went on to say: "I Need Thee Every Hour" was written by Mrs. Annie S. Hawks, in 1872, in Brooklyn, New York.

It first appeared in a small collection of original songs prepared for the National Baptist Sunday-school Association, held in Cincinnati, Ohio in November, 1872, and was sung on that occasion.