Lift Me Higher

Lift me higher, blessed Master

Author: May Cornwell
Tune: [Lift me higher, blessed Master]
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1. Lift me higher, blessèd Master,
Higher still into the light,
Up above the fearful shadows
Of earth’s sin and gloom and night.

Refrain
Higher, Savior,
Nearer to Thy piercèd side,
With Thy loving arms about me,
Let me evermore abide.

2. Hold me closer, blessèd Master,
In a firm and fond embrace;
Let no shadows pass between me
And the glory of Thy face. [Refrain]

3. Make me purer, blessèd Master,
Pure in purpose, deed and heart;
May the purity of Jesus
Of my own life form a part. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #3750

Author: May Cornwell

[May Cornwell] [Lynwood] Born: April 29, 1871, Ches­ter Coun­ty, South Car­o­lina. Died: February 2, 1951. Buried: Laur­el­wood Cem­e­te­ry, Rock Hill, South Carolina. May’s par­ents were Will­iam Jesse Will­iams Corn­well (rul­ing elder at Plea­sant Grove Pres­by­ter­ian Church, and the com­mun­i­ty phy­si­cian) and Mar­ga­ret Le­vi­ca Walk­er. May at­tended the Ches­ter Fe­male In­sti­tute in Vir­gin­ia, where she wrote un­der the pen name "Lynwood." She grad­u­at­ed with hon­ors and was the com­mence­ment speak­er. After gra­du­a­tion, she became a teach­er, first for a lo­cal school, then for an orp­han­age (she al­so taught Sund­ay school for 63 years). In De­cem­ber 1… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lift me higher, blessed Master
Title: Lift Me Higher
Author: May Cornwell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Higher, Savior, nearer to Thy pierced side
Copyright: Public Domain

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