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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.

Draw me, dear Lord

Longings For Fellowship with Christ

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Draw me, dear Lord.
Draw me today.
From everything else, dear Lord,
Draw me away.
1
O Lord, this whole world
Seems to weigh me down.
All the cares, the strife, the sin,
Within me and all around.
2
But, Lord, I want to set my heart,
And, Lord, I want to stay with You.
’Cause only when You’re near to me
Is everything okay.
3
And though everything may fall apart
Or everything go my way,
It doesn’t really matter, Lord,
As long as I gain You today.

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japette s. catienza

Zamboanga City, Margosatuig, Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines

Mar 29, 2009

Praise the Lord. Guide me, Lord Jesus. Draw me away from earthly doings and everything that will cause division of me and You, Lord Jesus. You are my everything....AMEN!!!!

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Connie

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mar 9, 2009

Lord, I don't want to leave You. I want to be with You. Draw me from everything, set my heart on You. Let You be my center, to gain You in every matter.

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Debra Riley

United States

Mar 8, 2009

There is no one like our God! He is the great I AM, perfect in every way. Holy and all powerful, praise to His Holy Name forever! This song sets the tone for putting Him above all else!

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joalex

Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Mar 3, 2009

Lord Jesus, I Love You.

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Helen

Lagos, Nigeria

Mar 2, 2009

Everything may fall apart but it doesn't really matter Lord as long as I gain You. Draw me from everything else to You.

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jesreel b lasaga

Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Feb 28, 2009

Praise the Lord. the more come to Him the more we draw to and sweeter He is.

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ofelia rc

Winston Salem, NC, United States

Feb 22, 2009

I am so blessed, a sister in Lakewood, US sent me this hymn...very timely for what I am going through; very new and fresh. O Lord Jesus everything that is going throughout the world is uncertain and unsure. We praise You, Lord. You are the only ONE who is certain and sure. Draw me, Lord. If I miss You, Lord, then miss all. O Lord Jesus!!!

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The Gaslers

Lakewood, United States

Feb 17, 2009

My prayer is that the LORD will draw me to Himself from everything. Yes, because only when He is near to Me, is everything okay. And though everything may fall may fall apart. Or everything go my way, It doesn't really matter, Lord, As long as I gain Him today.

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Aida Lau

Stoke, United Kingdom

Feb 16, 2009

Amen. It doesn't really matter, Lord, as long as I gain You today!!

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divine

Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, Philippines

Feb 15, 2009

I like this song cause it really touches my heart. Though everything may go wrong it really doesn't matter if you enjoy the riches of our dear Lord Jesus.

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