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[Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of Thine]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. C. H. Morris Tune Key: e flat minor Incipit: 32315 56112 35456

Author: C. H. M. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Draw me, oh Lord, to that great heart of thine Refrain First Line: Closer, my Saviour, to thee Used With Tune: [Draw me, oh Lord, to that great heart of thine]

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Closer to thee

Author: C. H. M. Hymnal: Gospel Hosannas #193 (1911) First Line: Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of thine Refrain First Line: Closer, my Savior, to thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of thine]

Closer to Thee

Author: C. H. M. Hymnal: Hosannas to the King #47 (1901) First Line: Draw me, oh Lord, to that great heart of thine Refrain First Line: Closer, my Saviour, to thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Draw me, oh Lord, to that great heart of thine]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: C. H. M. Author of "Closer to thee" in Gospel Hosannas Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke