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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice

Longings For a Closer Walk with Christ

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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.
 
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 pow’r 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 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.

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Honour Choice

Ede/Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Dec 23, 2025

Thank You, LORD, for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You, LORD, for Your Holy Spirit, leading us to blessed hymns like this to sìng, meditate, reflect on, commit and recommit, dedicate and rededicate our lives to You afresh. Thank You, LORD God🙏🙏🙏 Draw me nearer to Thee for I am Thine, O LORD🙏🙏🙏 Thank You, LORD, for this blessed hymn🙏🙏🙏

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Vernis Bodden

Grand Cayman, Ky11501, Cayman Islands

Nov 12, 2025

With unyielding faith, I'm asking the Holy Spirit to draw me nearer to Jesus. My earnest desire is to have a closer relationship with Him.

This song indeed inspires me.

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Mayor Ndatam

Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria

Nov 2, 2025

A soul lifting song, it encourages me in believing that I cannot do without him in my life. Glory to God Almighty.

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Ella

Benin, Edo, Nigeria

Oct 5, 2025

What an inspiring song

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Faith

Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Sep 18, 2025

Soul lifting 🙏🏻

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Obiageli

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Sep 14, 2025

This was they hymn for sermon today 13/09/2025. Nearer to you Lord I pray. Amen 🙏

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Abimbola Julius Esan

Alagbole, Ogun, Nigeria

Aug 27, 2025

My family sang this hymn yesterday night after the Lord gave us a word from 2 Peter 3:9. We realized how far we have been from thinking the way he thinks about the sinner... only a drawing nearer to the cross and his bleeding side can restore us back to such a thinking.

Thank you for the hymn.

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Adekola Abiodun

Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Aug 24, 2025

"There are depth of love that I yet may know "

(Ijinle Ife n be ti nko le mo).... That type/kind of love .. that you'll look at yourself and ask.. do I deserve this love?... and that sweet answer will ring in your heart... while you were yet sinners Jesus died and pay the price with His blood... This is the love that made Him lay down His life for the whole world!!!

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Ocholi, Gbatigbi Richard

Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria

Aug 24, 2025

We sang this hymn at the Church of Christ, Ankpa, Kogi State today. It is always a heart lifting hymn for me.

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Olatawura Raphael

Goningora, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Aug 17, 2025

This song was just raise during our Sunday school service. Behold I could not be in very own flesh at that moment, I felt as if am seen Jesus right in front of me....

I pray God will help us to draw near to him in Jesuse name 🙏🙏🙏

Happy blessed Sunday to you all

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