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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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Alabi Akinwumi

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Jun 18, 2025

I was in my place of work, I didn't feel anything but only a sound of a song and it began to touch my heart connectively to JESUS, and the song was : draw me nearer to the cross,

I searched the lyrics here on Google and my heart couldn't stop singing it. Oh Lord let the revival begins as of the days of old , AMEN

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Philomina Adjei

Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Jun 14, 2025

Whenever I sing the hymn "Draw Me Nearer," I feel in my heart that I need more than I have of Him now.

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Lesley Anne Stubbs

Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

May 28, 2025

After my morning Prayer, this song dropped in my spirit, draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord to thy precious bleed 🩸 ing side. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin. Thank You God for your only son who became the official sacrifice.

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Oluwatoyin Adebanji

Akure, Ondo, Nigeria

May 18, 2025

Consecrate me now to Your service, O Lord by the power of Your Devine Grace. Draw me more and more to You daily that I may understand fully, the purpose of Your calling.

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Wisdom Elder

Benin, Edo, Nigeria

May 18, 2025

Thank God for this refreshing hymns and for the writer as well. May God inspire this generation better than those previous revivalists, Amen.

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Lolu Akindele

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

May 14, 2025

Consecrate me afresh to your service O Lord and let my will be lost in thine in Jesus name. Amen

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Okwy

Bowie, MD, United States

May 10, 2025

Draw me always to thy bleeding side. Amen

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Deborah Olayemi Michael

May 8, 2025

I Woke up this morning with this hymn on my mind and I thank the Holy Spirit for that. I pray for the grace to know Him more and I am thankful for the precious blood of Jesus. The blood of Jesus prevails 🙏.

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Mfon

Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

May 8, 2025

I sang this song this morning after my medications and quiet time. It then dawn in my spirit that the only convenient place to be is nearer to him. Father let nothing replace you in my heart.

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Agatha

Abuja, Nigeria

May 4, 2025

I woke up this morning with the words of this hymn . I checked up all the verses once more prayerfully .

Lord draw me nearer to you, show me more of yourself.

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