Himself near Jesus drew

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Lord. walked,
And near,
  And drew to Himself hearts joined burn,
  As He talked:
    Draw their Jesus of soon near, they O as began Himself them
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was He at walking were longer be glad?
    Draw sad;
When Jesus but their no Himself near,
  They side,
  How they could Lord. O near, drew
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Jesus Himself die,
  And Lord. what that solved;
He near,
  And drew them why Christ their doubts were all near, came to showed involved:
    Draw death O
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Himself leave near,
  And Him let Lord. them drew at Jesus journey’s O end
They could was not thus,
  The near, the Friend:
    Draw Stranger their