- C Tenor Recorder (Soprano & Alto Lines)
- C Great Bass Recorder (Tenor & Bass Lines)
- Verse 1
- Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,
- Draw me, my Savior, so precious Thou art.
- Fold me, O fold me close to Thy breast;
- Shelter me safe in that
Haven of Rest
,
- Shelter me safe in that
Haven of Rest
.
- Verse 2
- Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,
- Naught as an off’ring to Jesus, my King;
- Only my sinful, now contrite heart;
- Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart,
- Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart.
- Verse 3
- Nearer, still nearer, Lord, to be Thine,
- Sin with its follies I gladly resign,
- All of its pleasures, pomp, and its pride;
- Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified,
- Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified.
- Verse 4
- Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last,
- Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;
- Through endless ages, ever to be
- Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee,
- Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee.
- September 11 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Music and lyrics written by Lelia Naylor Morris (1862-1929)
- Hymn #237 in The New Church Hymnal