O Jesus
I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
Oh
let me feel Thee near me;
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me
Around me and within;
But
Jesus
draw Thou nearer
And shield my soul from sin.
Oh
let me hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still
Above the storms of passion
The murmurs of self-will;
Oh
speak to reassure me
To hasten
or control;
Oh
speak
and make me listen
Thou Guardian of my soul.
O Jesus
Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus
I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Oh
give me grace to follow
My Master and my Friend.
Oh
let me see Thy footmarks
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh
guide me
call me
draw me
Uphold me to the end;
And then to rest receive me
My Savior and my Friend.