Songs

Song title Draw Me Nearer
Year Composed 1875
Author Fanny J. Crosby
Alias (if any)
Composer William H. Doane
Songbook The Chautauqua Collection
Songbook page 48
Time sig. 4/4
Music key Ab
Stanzas 4
Times Published 653
Source URL https://hymnary.org/text/i_am_thine_o_lord_i_have_heard_thy_voice
Lyrics 1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died; Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To Thy precious, bleeding side. 2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, By the pow’r of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain] 3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour That before Thy throne I spend, When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain] 4 There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea; There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]
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