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,
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where
Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To Thy precious,
bleeding side.
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.
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where
Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To Thy precious,
bleeding side.
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.
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where
Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To Thy precious,
bleeding side.
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.
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where
Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer,
nearer blessed Lord
To Thy precious,
bleeding side.