Lift Me Higher

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Lift me higher, Savior, Nearer to Thy throne

Author: George W. Lyon
Tune: [Lift me higher, Savior]
Published in 7 hymnals

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1 Lift me higher, Savior,
Nearer to Thy throne,
Make me purer, better,
Make me Thine alone.

2 I am poor and needy,
Weak and full of sin;
Make me meek and humble,
Jesus dwell within.

3 Guide my feeble footsteps
Thro' this world of strife,
Help me onward, Savior,
To a better life.

4 Let Thy grace illumine
My benighted soul,
Come, Thyself possess it,
Take and make me whole.

Source: Crowning Glory No. 2: a collection of gospel hymns #51

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Author: George W. Lyon

George Washington Lyon, born August 12, 1838 in DeKalb County, Georgia, was a musician, composer and music publisher and teacher; He died April 8, 1903 in Atlanta, Georgia. Dianne Shapiro, from Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14155468/george-washington-lyon) and obituary, Atlantic Constitution, April 9, 1903 (https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34121111/) (accessed 7/5/2018) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lift me higher, Savior, Nearer to Thy throne
Title:	Lift Me Higher
Author:	George W. Lyon
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come, Lord Jesus, Come and dwell in me
Publication Date:	1886
Copyright:	Public Domain