The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1262

1262. Draw Me Nearer

1. Draw me nearer, Jesus, nearer,
When my heart grows faint with fear;
Help me catch Thy faintest whisper,
Give me, Lord, a listening ear.

Refrain
Nearer, nearer, draw me nearer,
Draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee.
Fill me with Thy Holy Spirit,
Draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee.

2. Ask! I hear Thee say, and asking,
Heaven’s richest gifts are thine.
Seek, Thou biddest me, and seeking,
Thou shalt never fail to find. [Refrain]

3. So I come, dear Savior, knocking,
Knocking at sweet mercy’s gate,
Why should I for its unlocking
Still in doubt and darkness wait? [Refrain]

4. Thou in whom all fullness dwelleth,
Wilt Thou now impart to me,
Something of Thy blessèd nature,
Draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Draw me nearer, Jesus, nearer
• Title: Draw Me Nearer
• Author: Helen Pierce (1886)
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer, draw me nearer
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: The Highway Hymnal, revised edition (Nevada, Iowa: Highway Office, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FRESNO
• Composer: Daniel Brink Towner (1898)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Incipit: 53654 35442 54323
• Key: F Major
• Source: Hymns of Faith and Praise (Chicago, Illinois: Lorenz Publishing Company, 1901), number 109
• Copyright: Public Domain