Chorus 218 - 221

 

218    (Ab)    RH 578 MP 489 OB 38
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,
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
219    (F)    RH 396 MP 390
Jesus keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain.
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary's mountain.
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
 
2) Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning Star
Shed its beams around me.
 
3) Near the cross, O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadow o'er me.
 
4) Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the gold strand,
Just beyond the river.
220     (Ab)     RH 541 MP 392
I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee,
Ev'ry hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee.
 
2) I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Stay Thou near by
Temptations lose their power,
When Thou art nigh.
 
3) I need Thee ev'ry hour,
In joy or pain
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
 
4) I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfil.
 
5) I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.
 
221     (Eb)
Each time I stop and take the time
To look around me
I see the signs of His appearing Everywhere,
The things He said would come to pass
Are now before us,
And I feel a strange excitement In the air.
Just any day now, our Lord is coming
He'll be returning, for you and me,
Oh I've been watching,
And I've been waiting,
Just any day now, His face I'll see.
 
2) There's this longing in my heart
For His appearing,
I'll gladly leave behind
These trials here below,
For the journey has been long,
And I'm so weary,
But somehow I feel
I'm so much closer home.