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Text:Closer Still
Author:David J. Beattie
Tune:ORDU
Composer:Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
Media:MIDI file

12010. Closer Still

1 Savior, draw me to Thy side,
Nearer still, nearer still!
There would I in peace abide,
Nearer still, nearer still!

Refrain:
Draw me closer, Lord, to Thee,
Let me now Thy beauty see;
Help me, Lord to know Thy will,
Draw me closer, closer still.

2 Songs of praises I would sing,
Louder still, louder still!
Praise to glorify my king,
Louder still, louder still. [Refrain]

3 May Thy love within me shine
Brighter still, brighter still!
As a beacon light of Thine,
Brighter still, brighter still! [Refrain]

4 Lord, I would be in Thy sight
Purer still, purer still!
Make and keep me by Thy might,
Purer still, purer still! [Refrain]

5 More than life Thou art to me,
Dearer still, dearer still!
Daily grows my walk with Thee
Dearer still, dearer still. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Savior, draw me to Thy side
Title: Closer Still
Author: David J. Beattie
Refrain First Line: Draw me closer, Lord, to Thee
Meter: 76.76.77.77
Language: English
Source: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 by Homer A.Rodeheaver and Bentley D. Ackley (Chicago: Rodeheaver Company, 1913)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ORDU
Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1913)
Meter: 76.76.77.77
Key: Dā™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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