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.
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.
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.
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
3
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!
4
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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Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Though in me I find many omissions that brings me close to fear of failure, I hear the Lord saying, Fear not, I will make you... and when I come to pour out my heart's pain and grief before Him, this hymn motivates me to pray and trust: the Lord will settle me early with His mercies.
Linhares, ES, Brazil
Thanks for your words. They had me some hope and inspirations to pray for my sons.
Seattle, WA, United States
This chorus came to me as I prayed for my 38 yr old daughter. Draw her nearer blessed Lord. So I googled lyrics. Sang the words inserting her name. Others have mentioned vs 4 "as in death" I sang this as in life for her. That she would desire a closer walk with Our King, Our Savior. And that she will experience So Much more of Him! May each One of you Be So Blessed as well!
Waverly, New York, United States
This song was quickened to me after reading 1Carinthians15 tonight in my devotions. Blessings, and Love to you, for letting me listen.
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Greetings in the name of our Lord
This is very useful to sing along for private devotion and also with the congregation, when there is no musician available. But in some Hymns, the pause between stanzas are too long! It would be so helpful if that can be corrected!
Thanks anyway
God bless your efforts to bring out this site.
Thane, Maharashtra, India
Beautiful heart touching song.
Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria
This song is made in heaven. It melts the heart.
Enugu, Nigeria
Draw me nearer to You Lord always. My heart cries everyday.
Accra, Ghana
I sincerely thank you for helping to get this song. THANKS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
As others have pointed out, the original 4th stanza says:
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.
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Both the original and the hymnal. net versions are true.
I prefer the original because it reminds us that we will die in this life, and we do not need to fear it, and it leads us to be humble. This was the heart of Fanny Crosby.