Timeless Truths ‎#261

261. Draw Me Nearer (Crosby)

1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]

3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend! Refrain]

4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice
• Title: Draw Me Nearer (Crosby)
• Author: Frances J. Crosby (1875)
• Refrain First Line: Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
• Meter: 10.7.10.7.9.7.11.7
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 10:22
• Topic: Supplication
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Draw_Me_Nearer_Crosby); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (8); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/a/iatolord.htm)

Tune Information

• Name: [I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice]
• Composer: William H. Doane
• Meter: 10.7.10.7.9.7.11.7
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Draw_Me_Nearer_Crosby); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (8); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/a/iatolord.htm)