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, nearer blessed Lord
to the cross where Thou hast died
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord
to Thy precious bleeding side.
1. 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.
2. Oh 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.
3. 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.