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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.
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
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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.
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
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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.
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
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.
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
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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!
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
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!
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
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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.
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
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.
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
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Detroit, MI, United States
This evening, as I was leaving to go to a meeting of our church leaders, this song came to me. So I sang this song driving to church. To start our meeting, I asked that we sing this song. From this song we consecrated ourselves to the Lord's service, and consecrated our service to the Lord, and asked that we would experience the power of grace divine that night, and that the Lord would lift up our soul with a steadfast hope that night. It all happened as we asked, and we thanked Him for these.
Bronx, New York, United States
I love this song. Thanks to Lord for the writers...God bless them, Amen.
Toledo, Cebu, Philippines
When I heard this song. I am comfortable and most of the time I sing this song because every time I sing this song I feel close to God. I'm proud as one of the SDA. God bless.
Lagos, Nigeria
find below the Yoruba rendition...
1. Oluwa, emi sa ti gbohun Re,
O nso ife Re si mi;
Sugbon mo fe dide lapa igbagbo
Kin le tubo sun mo O
Fa mi mora, mora Oluwa,
Sibi agbelebu t’Oku.
Fa mi mora, mora, Oluwa
S’ ibi eje Re to niye.
2. Ya mi si mimo fun ise tire,
Nipa ore-ofe Re;
Je ki nfi okan igbagbo woke,
K’ife mi le se Tire.
3. A! ayo mimo ti wakati kan
Ti mo lo nib’ite Re,
’Gba mo ngbadura, si Olorun mi,
Ti a soro bi ore!
4. Ijinle ife mbe ti nko le mo
Titi ngo koja odo;
Ayo giga ti emi ko le so
Titi ngo fi de ’sinmi.
Abuja Nigeria, FCT, Nigeria
The song is so inspiring and challenges me to get closer to God more than ever before. May everyone who sings this song understand and apply every word in the song to his life. To God be the glory.
Jos, Nigeria
It feels like this hymn was written for just me! Every line of the hymn expresses my heart's constant desire. God bless the writers of hymns.
Abuja, Nigeria
I am blessed by this song.
Abuja, F.C.T, Nigeria
Just got back into my office this evening after a tiring day out on the field talking to customers, and stumbled on this site as I searched the internet for this song I have known from childhood. My heart melted into the symphony and my spirit embraced the melody because of the power of the words of this song. What a cry for ever - dwelling grace in the presence of our Lord God Almighty. God bless you Sis. Fanny. It's good to know you are in the bossom of our Lord. Thank You Lord for this website.
NY, United States
Thanks for the access to this song. All honor be unto God for giving Fanny this song and thanks to her for sharing it with the world. It is awesome to be reminded that in this world of chaos Jesus has chosen me to be His own. I have heard and have responded to His call through repentance, baptism in water and the infilling of the Holy Ghost. I am His and He is mine. Very soothing to the soul. Working and listening to this song brings me peace. Love the fact that the song is replayed and I do not have to keep returning to click replay. Turn it on leave. Beautiful.
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
I am a Catholic priest and choirmaster, but I have loved Fanny Crosby's hymns from my youth. I have always been moved by the story of her reply to someone who asked, if she had her life over, whether she would choose to see. As I remember her reply: "No, sir, I would choose to be blind; for the first thing I shall see, when I get to heaven, is the face of Him who died for me." Her blindness played a significant part in her hymn lyrics. For example, in Blessed Assurance: "Visions of rapture burst on my sight, or To God be the Glory: "...our wonder, our rapture, when Jesus we see!" And, of course, the present hymn: "...Ere thee face to face I see." What a love for the Divine Saviour she had, and to how many people has that love been communicated through her profound lyrics and the melodies of WH Doane.