Blessèd Savior, Ever Nearer

Blessèd Sav­ior

ev­er near­er

I am draw­ing to Thy feet;

Thou hast borne my ev­ery sor­row

I am made in Thee com­plete;

For Thy love my soul is yearn­ing

More and more its pow­er im­part;

I have heard Thy ten­der plead­ing

Come and dwell with­in my heart.

Blessèd Sav­ior

I would nev­er

Never more Thy love re­ject;

At Thy feet I learn the les­son

How Thine im­age to re­flect;

There I go when all for­sake me

When by foes I am op­pressed;

Then I hear Thy loved voice say­ing

Come to Me

I’ll give you rest.

Blessèd Sav­ior

draw me near­er

Ever near­er to Thy heart

When I’m wea­ry

hea­vy la­den

And I feel the tempt­er’s dart;

Oft I stum­ble

oft I fal­ter

Oft I’m tossed on ang­ry seas;

But I know that Thou wilt guide me

Through the storm

to end­less peace.

Blessèd Sav­ior

let me lin­ger

Ever near Thy pre­cious feet

Till I hear that wel­come sum­mons

Come

thy loved ones now to greet;

Oh

the joy that there awaits me

While I hope and watch and pray!

For the morn­ing light is dawn­ing

Of the fair and end­less day.