I am hap­py, O my Sav­ior,
For I know that I am Thine,
Thro’ the pure and per­fect cleans­ing
Of Thy pre­cious blood di­vine:
But my soul would rise still high­er,
There are great­er joys for me;
I am long­ing, I am pray­ing
For a clos­er walk with Thee.
For a clos­er walk with Thee,
For a clos­er walk with Thee,

Refrain

Savior come, ab­ide with me,
I am long­ing, I am pray­ing,
For a clos­er walk with Thee.

’Tis Thy hand, the clouds re­mov­ing,
Scatters sun­shine o’er my way;
I am feast­ing at the ban­quet
Of Thy mer­cy ev­ery day;
But my soul would drink more deep­ly
At the fount of life so free:
O my Sav­ior, I am plead­ing
For a clos­er walk with Thee.
For a clos­er walk with Thee,
For a clos­er walk with Thee,

Refrain

To the heights of sac­red rap­ture,
That I ne­ver yet have known,
Let me soar away in tri­umph,
Till my faith shall touch Thy throne;
In the wide un­fa­thomed ocean
Of Thy migh­ty love so free,
Let the tid­al wave roll o’er me,
Till my soul is lost in Thee.
Till my soul is lost in Thee,
Till my soul is lost in Thee;

Refrain