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Thou my everlasting Portion,
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
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Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
Not for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
Not for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
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Lead me through the vale of shadows,
Bear me o’er life’s fitful sea;
Then the gate of life eternal
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
Bear me o’er life’s fitful sea;
Then the gate of life eternal
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Then the gate of life eternal
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Then the gate of life eternal
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
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Solwezi, North-Western, Zambia
A very deep emotionally touching hymn with it's word reminding us all(belivers) to re-dedicate our selves to the Lord.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Isnt the name of this Hymn "Close to Thee"?
Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria
Hymn of commitment I love to sing
Borno, Maiduguri, Nigeria
My spirit keeps crying out to sing this song since morning on my way to farm, but I don't know the first verse so I searched for it in my phone but I could not get it. Thank God I found it here. It's really a song every believer need to sing while here on earth because it's a heart cry for Jesus help.
Enugu, Umuchigbo, Nigeria
I woke this morning with this song ringing in my innermost being. I decided to search for it, sing it before I pray. It's such a soul lifting melody. I'm very grateful you made available here. God bless you!
Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
Try reading the soul-lifting comments as you listen to the melody. Heaven came down.
Lagos, Nigeria
So much in love with this song... then the gate of life eternal, may I enter Lord with Thee
Warri, Delta, Nigeria
I love this hymn so much that I can even listen to it over and over again. Thanks to this platform that has made it so easy for me to locate/find it.
This hymn is a soul lifter.
Warri, Delta, Nigeria
I woke up this morning just to find myself singing this hymn. I searched for it from various sources before finally getting it here. Glory be to God Almighty for his He is truly my everlasting portion. Friends out there please let us be faithful in our services to God because He really deserves it.
Tracy, CA, United States
I am so blessed to have found this website. I miss the old hymns. We sang many songs from the hymnal in my church when I became a believer at the age of 18. Now many years later on my journey I am coming back so those hands and others I never say. Thank you Jesus. Continue to mold me and change me.