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| 296 | Laudes Domini#297 | 298 |
| Text: | "Nearer to thee" |
| Author: | Benjamin Cleveland |
| Tune: | EVAN |
| Composer: | W. H. Havergal |
1 Oh, could I find, from day to day,
A nearness to my God,
Then would my hours glide sweet away
While leaning on his word.
2 Lord, I desire with thee to live
Anew from day to day,
In joys the world can never give,
Nor ever take away.
3 Blest Jesus, come and rule my heart,
And make me wholly thine,
That I may never more depart,
Nor grieve thy love divine.
4 Thus, till my last, expiring breath,
Thy goodness I'll adore;
And when my frame dissolves in death,
My soul shall love thee more.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O could I find, from day to day |
| Title: | "Nearer to thee" |
| Author: | Benjamin Cleveland |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1890 |
| Topic: | Christian Experience; Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts (1 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | EVAN |
| Composer: | W. H. Havergal |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
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