Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

SDA Hymnal 306

Draw Me Nearer

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]

Studio

1I 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.

RefrainDraw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
May my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3O 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!

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
[unclear]

The verse

Meter
10.7.10.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,˘˘/˘/˘˘///10A
And it told Thy love to me;˘˘///˘˘7B
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10C
And be closer drawn to Thee.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,/˘/˘/˘//˘/10A
By the power of grace divine;˘˘/˘˘/˘/8B
May my soul look up with a steadfast hope,˘˘//˘˘˘///10C
And my will be lost in Thine.˘˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

O the pure delight of a single hour˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘11A
That before Thy throne I spend,˘˘///˘/7B
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10C
I commune as friend with friend!˘/˘˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,/˘/˘/˘/˘//10A
To the cross where Thou hast died;˘˘/////7B
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,/˘/˘/˘/˘//10A
To Thy precious, bleeding side.˘//˘/˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.