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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.
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
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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.
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
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O 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!
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
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There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
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Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Thank you very much for posting this glorious hymn. I woke up after 4am. Feeling a bit trouble, I know what the problems are. At least some. Trying to pray but not focusing, not concentrating, just can't. Start telling God, Lord I need You. Nothing seems to be happening so minutes to 6 I got up and start doing some washing and drying.
Trying to talk to God but, not getting anywhere.
I decided to do my devotion, and in my quiet time.
My heart starts singing, I am thine O Lord.
So I looked it up.
God truly is Awesome! I truly thank You ABBA that You would always give us a song to strengthen us in our darkest moments. I love You Lord.
Glen Ewen, SK, Canada
God longs to fellowship with you! Throughout Scripture, we see how God desires to draw people to Himself. He has myriads of angels who worship Him, so why seek you and me? He created us to have intimacy, and a daily walk with us. How humbling this is and how precious to think that I can make Him happy today by my worship, love, and devotion. The whole story of Calvary is for us to be reunited with Him. Let's give Him our best today!
West Sussex, United Kingdom
What an inspiring song
Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria
17th Feb 2024, I just woke up this beautiful morning after having what I call a lesson dream only to hear this song ministered into my heart. I didn't know how it came or why but I believe that God was trying to tell me something.
My brothers and sisters, it is paramount that we make this song our prayer request as we journey through this period of length.
God is looking for people he will use in this end time and I want us to make ourselves available for this purpose.
God bless you.
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
I was praying this afternoon and all of a sudden this old beautiful him pop up in my mind and I was singing it but missing some lines hence I checked it up here. It really blessed my heart. Thanks to Crosby and may her soul be blessed forever.
Whangarei, New Zealand
I have just read psalm 56 and I was impressed with the script so much I was in tears then led to this hymn. I have had a great start to another day aged 85 may God bless you.
London UK, United Kingdom
A hymn of absolute concentration.
Lord Jesus more of you every day of my life.
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
The composer of the music to this hymn had many interests in addition to gospel music. He was an inventor, a businessman, who owned a large machine factory, and a civic leader. But what William Doane enjoyed the most was serving in Sunday school and writing music. He became Fanny Crosby‘s main partner in writing gospel songs. And they were good friends as well. One evening as Fanny Crosby visited William at his home in Cincinnati, they were talking about the wonderful privilege of being able to experience and enjoy being near to God, to feel his presence, and to delight in His love. Suddenly, Fanny, the famous blind songwriter, stopped talking, and said she had an idea for a song. Word for word, she dictated the song to William. The next morning he came up with a tune to go with the song. Those words and that tune became a well loved hymn “I am Thine Oh, Lord. ” Crosby literally drew her inspiration from several Bible passages:
Hebrews 10:22 “Let us come forward to the Holy of Holies with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. ”
Hebrews 10:19 “Having therefore brothers, boldness for entering the Holy of Holies in the blood of Jesus. ”
James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners
and purify your hearts, you double souled. ”
As is typical of Crosby‘s hymns, she wrote in the first person, making this a very personal statement of faith. This is reflected of the revivalist tradition at the time. Her hymns strongly express the personal aspect of her relationship with her Savior and her heart felt response to that commitment.
L. Codington
Lagos, Nigeria
I was just rounding up an Holy Communion sermon titled Another Chance to reunite with Jesus at the Communion table and this hymn just popped up in my spirit and I had to search it out! I felt so refreshed knowing that the song is in line with my message for the Holy Communion Service on Sunday in my Parish! I was so humbled with it!
Nigeria
The song is such an Awesome and solemn revitalizing. Thanks for time to share with someone. God bless you all and keep you in his good work