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| Text: | Close To Thee |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
| Tune: | [Thou, my everlasting portion] |
| Composer: | Silas J. Vail |
1 Thou my everlasting portion,
More than friend or life to me;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.
Refrain:
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
2 Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
Nor for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
Refrain:
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with Thee.
3 Lead me through the vale of shadows,
Bear me o'er life's fitful sea:
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
Refrain:
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
Then the gate of life eternal,
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Thou, my everlasting portion |
| Title: | Close To Thee |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
| Refrain First Line: | Close to Thee, close to Thee |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1934 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Thou, my everlasting portion] |
| Composer: | Silas J. Vail |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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