Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Lord weak and impotent I stand
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: E Lorenz
Meter: 8s and 6s with chorus
Tune: Draw Me to Thee
Hymn Number: 645
Page Number: 256, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLORD, weak and impotent I stand,
As fettered by an unseen hand:
Break thou the strong and subtle band,
And draw me close to thee.
CHO.-Draw me close to thee, Saviour,
Draw me close to thee;
Beneath thy wing do thou me hide,
And draw me close to thee.
In vain, I struggle to be free;
I would, but can not, fly to thee:
Ope thou the prison door for me,
And draw me close to thee.-CHO.
O bring me nearer, nearer still,
That thine own peace my soul may fill,
And I may rest in thy sweet will:
Lord, draw me close to thee.-CHO.
Here, Lord, I would forever bide,
And never wander from thy side:
Beneath thy wing do thou me hide,
And draw me close to thee.-CHO.