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Closer to Thee

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

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 Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of Thine
Title: Closer to Thee
Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Closer, my Savior, to Thee
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

[Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of Thine]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[Draw me, O Lord, to that great heart of Thine]


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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19011902190319041905190619071908190919101911050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com
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Instances

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Gospel Hosannas #193

Gospel Hosannas #193
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Hosannas to the King #47

Hosannas to the King #47
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