Text:Close to Thee
Author:Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)
Tune:[Thou my everlasting portion]
Composer:Silas Vail (1818-1884)

122. 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 o’er 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: Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Hymns and Songs: Baptism and Conversion
Tune Information
Name: [Thou my everlasting portion]
Composer: Silas Vail (1818-1884)
Key: G Major



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