Lyrics
Fanny Crosby 1875
[Key: Bb]
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, bleeding side!
Verse 2
Consecrate me now
To Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r 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, bleeding 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, bleeding side!
Verse 4
There are depths of love
That I yet may know
‘Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy
That I yet may reach
‘Ere 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, bleeding side!