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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 472 · Words: Cleland B. McAfee · Tune: MCAFEE
Near to the Heart of God
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Cleland B. McAfee in 1903, reportedly after the deaths of his young nieces from diphtheria. The hymn finds solace in the nearness of God as a place of quiet rest, comfort, and peace amid sorrow.
Verse 1
There is a place of quiet rest,
near to the heart of God;
a place where sin
cannot molest,
near to the heart of God.
Refrain
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
Verse 2
There is a place
of comfort sweet,
near to the heart of God;
a place where we
our Savior meet,
near to the heart of God.
Refrain
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
Verse 3
There is a place
of full release,
near to the heart of God;
a place where all
is joy and peace,
near to the heart of God.
Refrain
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
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