I Am Thine, O Lord

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, after each verseDraw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,To the cross where thou hast died;Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,To thy precious, bleeding side.

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.

O the pure delight of a single hourThat before thy throne I spend,When I kneel in pray'r, and with thee, my God,I commune as friend with friend.

There are depths of love that I cannot knowTill I cross the narrow sea,There are heights of joy that I may not reachTill I rest in peace with thee.