Keep Me Ever Close to Thee

Source from whence the stream of mer­cy

Like a riv­er flows to me

With Thy cords of love so ten­der

Bind and keep me close to Thee.

Keep me ev­er close to Thee

Blessèd Sav­ior

dear to me

With Thy cords of love so ten­der

Bind and keep me close to Thee;

Keep me ev­er close to Thee

Blessèd Sav­ior

dear to me

Bind and keep me close to Thee.

There my life

my hope and com­fort

There a re­fuge for my soul

When the clouds hang dark­ly round me

And the dist­ant surg­es roll.

There in ho­ly

sweet com­mun­ion

With Thy Spir­it day by day

Faith to realms of light and glo­ry

Bears my rap­tured soul away.

Close to Thee

O Sav­ior

keep me

Till I reach the shin­ing shore

Till I join the rap­tured ar­my

Shouting joy for­ev­er­more.