Scripture Verse

Who is he who will devote himself to be close to Me? Jeremiah 30:21

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ro­bert Hark­ness, 1925 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ap­peared in Gos­pel Me­lo­dies and Ev­an­gel­is­tic Hymns‎, ed­it­ed by R. All­an An­der­son (Wash­ing­ton, DC: Re­view and Her­ald Pub­lish­ing As­so­cia­tion, 1944), num­ber 117.

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Robert Harkness (1880–1961)

Lyrics

I would draw near­er to Je­sus,
In His sweet pre­sence abide,
Constantly try­ing to serve Him,
Safe and se­cure at His side.

Refrain

I would draw near­er to Je­sus,
I would draw near­er to Him;
Fully sur­ren­der­ed each mo­ment,
I would draw near­er to Him.

I would draw near­er to Je­sus,
Nothing with­hold­ing from Him,
Knowing He loves to be gra­cious,
I would draw near­er to Him.

Refrain

I would draw nearer to Je­sus,
Seeking His strength to be true,
Willing to tell of His good­ness,
Gladly His blest will to do.

Refrain