Assembly Songs ‎#27

27. I Want to Live Closer to Jesus

1 I want to live closer to Jesus,—
My vision so often is dim;
To look on His face and be filled with His grace,
I want to live closer to Him.

Refrain:
Closer to Jesus, closer to Jesus,
Closer to Him I would be:
To look on His face and be filled with His grace,
I want to live closer to Him.

2 I want to live closer to Jesus,
For often I follow afar;
His voice I would hear sounding close to my ear
To tell what His promises are. [Refrain]

3 I want to live closer to Jesus,
Still closer and closer each day;
Till clasping His hand I shall enter the land
Where I shall be near Him for aye. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I want to live closer to Jesus
• Title: I Want to Live Closer to Jesus
• Author: Jessie Brown Pounds
• Refrain First Line: Closer to Jesus, closer to Jesus
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1910

Tune Information

• Name: [I want to live closer to Jesus]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel