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Hymns / Music :: Oh, To Be Nearer

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"She began to wet His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the ointment." Luke 7:38

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Fanny Crosby, 1872 Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, in The Wells of Salvation, by John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1881).

Music: "Only His Love," William James Kirkpatrick


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William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)

Oh, to be nearer, nearer,
The feet of my Lord and King!
Oh, to enjoy the His presence,
And only His love to sing!

Refrain

Only His love, only His love,
Ever my song shall be:
His wonderful love, preparing above
A robe and a crown for me.

Oh, to be nearer, nearer
Communing with Him in prayer!
Oh, to be stronger, stronger,
My burden of toil to bear!

Refrain

Oh, to be nearer, near
My Refuge, my Hope, my All!
Oh, to be always ready
To answer my Savior's call!

Refrain

Oh, for a faith still brighter,
And clearer from day to day!
Oh, to be more like Jesus,
In all that I do and say!

Refrain

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