Draw Me Nearer

Fanny Crosby (1875) • English

Primary Scripture: Exodus 33:11

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

Verse 3

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!

Chorus

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.

Verse 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.

Chorus

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.

Scripture References

Reference 1

exodus 33:11

Reference 2

1-samuel 3:18

Reference 3

1-chronicles 28:5-10

Reference 4

psalms 16

Reference 5

psalms 100:3

Reference 6

psalms 119:91

Reference 7

psalms 119:94

Reference 8

isaiah 35:10

Reference 9

isaiah 63:19

Reference 10

jeremiah 30:21-22