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Believers Hymn Book · No. 329 · Words: Fanny Crosby · Tune: Draw Me Nearer
I am Thine, O Lord! I have heard Thy voice
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"Draw Me Nearer" was written by Fanny Crosby in 1875 after a conversation with composer W. Howard Doane about nearness to God. It became one of her most beloved devotional hymns, expressing the soul's longing for deeper communion with Christ.
Verse 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.
Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the Cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, wounded side.
Verse 2
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the Cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, wounded side.
Verse 3
O 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.
Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the Cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, wounded side.
Verse 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.
Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the Cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, wounded side.
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