Church Book ‎#203

203. Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus

1 Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus,
And we will hasten on;
For strong desire doth seize us
To go where Thou art gone.

2 Draw us to Thee; enlighten
These hearts to find Thy way,
That else the tempests frighten,
Or pleasures lure astray.

3 Draw us to Thee; and teach us
Even now that rest to find,
Where turmoils cannot reach us,
Nor cares weigh down the mind.

4 Draw us to Thee; nor leave us
Till all our path is trod,
Then in Thine arms receive us,
And bear us home to God.

Text Information

• First Line: Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus
• Author: Ludaemilia Elizabeth, Countess of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt, d. 1672
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1862)
• Meter: 7, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Ascension; Easter Season, Fourth Sunday; Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #59, #430 or #505

Tune Information

• Name: RUDOLSTADT
• Meter: 7, 6.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: J. H. Knecht, 1793