Nearer, still near­er, close to my Lord;
I will seek Je­sus in pray­er and the Word.
As I draw near to my pre­cious Lord:
His Word has pro­mised His Spir­it out­poured!
His Word has pro­mised His Spir­it out­poured!

Each day I’ll fol­low His blest com­mands,
Each day I’ll praise Him and cling to His hand.
Walking with Je­sus I’ll sure­ly find
All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!
All my de­sires in Je­sus are mine!

Help of the help­less, my bless­èd Lord!
Caring for each one, in love watch­ing o’er;
Holy com­pas­sion guard­ing our way:
Jesus my Shep­herd, help me not to stray,
Jesus my Shep­herd, help me not to stray.

Nearer still near­er, to end of time.
Speaking His gos­pel sal­va­tion di­vine.
Showing His way and do­ing His will:
Some day in Hea­ven our joy be ful­filled!
Some day in Hea­ven our joy be ful­filled!