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Nearer, Still Nearer

Words:
Lelia N. Morris (traducción)
Music:
Lelia N. Morris

Sheet music

  1. 1Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,Draw me, my Savior, so precious Thou art;Fold me, O fold me close to Thy breast,Shelter me safe in that haven of rest,Shelter me safe in that haven of rest.
  2. 2Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,Naught as an off’ring to Jesus, my King,Only my sinful, now contrite heart;Grant me the cleansingThy blood doth impart,Grant me the cleansingThy blood doth impart.
  3. 3Nearer, still nearer,Lord, to be Thine;Sin with its follies,I gladly resign,All of its pleasures, pomp and its pride;Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified,Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified.
  4. 4Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last,Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;Thru endless ages, ever to beNearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee,Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1898, the words are in 265 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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