O my Re­deem­er,
What a friend Thou art to me!
Oh, what a re­fuge I have found in Thee!
When the way was drea­ry,
And my heart was sore op­pressed,
’Twas Thy voice that lulled me
To a calm sweet rest.

Refrain

Nearer, draw near­er,
Till my soul is lost in Thee;
Nearer, draw near­er,
Blessèd Lord, to me.

When in their beau­ty
Stars un­veil their sil­ver light,
Then, O my Sav­ior,
Give me songs at night—
Songs of yon­der man­sions,
Where the dear ones, gone be­fore,
Sing Thy praise for ev­er,
On that peace­ful shore.

Refrain

Jesus, my Sav­ior,
When the last deep sha­dows fall;
When in the si­lence
I shall hear Thy call—
In Thine arms re­pos­ing,
Let me breathe my life away,
And awake tri­um­phant,
In eter­nal day.

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