909. Close to Thee

1. Thou my everlasting portion,
more than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.
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.
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 over life’s fitful sea;
Then the gate of life eternal
may I enter, Lord, with Thee.
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: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1874)
Language: English
Source: Songs of Grace and Glory, 1874
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: "Toward the close of a day in the year 1874 I was sitting in my room thinking of the nearness of God through Christ as the constant companion of my pilgrim journey, when my heart burst out with the words." Crosby
Tune Information
Name: [Thou my everlasting portion]
Composer: Silas Jones Vail
Incipit: 51172 15135 31325
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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