The Celebration Hymnal

552

I Am Thine, O Lord

1 I am Thine, O Lord; I have heard Thy voice,  
And it told Thy love to me.  
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,  
And be closer drawn to Thee.  

Refrain:  
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,  
To the cross where Thou hast died.  
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,  
To Thy precious, bleeding side.  

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,  
By the pow’r of grace divine.  
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,  
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]  

3 O the pure delight of a single hour  
That before Thy throne I spend,  
When I kneel in prayer and with Thee, my God,  
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]  

4 There are depths of love that I cannot know  
Till I cross the narrow sea;  
There are heights of joy that I may not reach  
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]

WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby
MUSIC: William H. Doane
Theme: Walking with God: Aspiration and Consecration; Christ: Atonement, Crucifixion, Suffering and Death