1 Close to Thy heart, blessed Saviour,
Nearer to Thy wounded side,
Far from the din of life’s battles,
Under Thy wings let me hide;
There I find refuge from danger,
There naught my peace can destroy,
There I find comfort in sorrow,
There is contentment and joy.
Refrain:
Close to Thy heart, close to Thy heart,
Lord, let me ever abide;
There on Thy breast, may I find rest,
Under Thy wings let me hide.
2 Days have been darksome and dreary,
Battles I’ve fought all alone,
And the vain world with its splendor,
To me distasteful has grown;
No one but Thou can relieve me
Of all the burdens I bear,
No one like Thou can receive me,
No one with Thee can compare. [Refrain]
3 Sweet is Thy blest invitation,
“Come unto me and find rest,”
Like unto music supernal,
Unto the sad and opprest;
Leaving my failures behind me,
Gladly forgetting the past,
Coming to Thee I shall surely
Find what I’ve sought for, at last. [Refrain]
Source: Victorious Life Hymns #158
Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >
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