Close to Thee

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1. Thou my everlasting portion,
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.

2. Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
Nor for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with thee.

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with thee.

3. Lead me through the vale of shadows,
Bear me o'er life's fitful sea:
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with thee.

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with thee.

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #151

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line: Thou, my everlasting portion
Title: Close to Thee
Author: Fanny Crosby (1874)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Close to Thee, close to Thee
Notes: Spanish translation: See "Salvador, mi bien eterno" by Thomas M. Westrup; Swahili translation: See "Bwana, U sehemu yangu"
Copyright: Public Domain
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