Draw Me Closer to Thee

Closer to Thee, my Father, draw me

Author: Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman
Tune: [Closer to Thee, my Father, draw me]
Published in 46 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Closer to thee, my Father, draw me,
I long for thine embrace;
Closer within thine arms enfold me,
I seek a resting place.

Chorus:
Closer with the cords of love,
Draw me to thyself above;
Closer draw me,
To thyself above.

2 Closer to thee, my Saviour, draw me,
Nor let me leave thee more;
Fain would I feel thine arms around me,
And count my wand'rings o'er. [Chorus]

3 Closer by thy sweet Spirit draw me,
Till I am all like thee;
Quicken, refine, and wash and cleanse me,
Till I am pure and free. [Chorus]

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #534

Author: Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Closer to Thee, my Father, draw me
Title: Draw Me Closer to Thee
Author: Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Closer with the cords of love
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Instances (1 - 46 of 46)

Calvary Echoes #d5

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Celestial Showers No. 1, a collection of gospel songs used in Rev. I. Toliver's Meetings #169

Christ in Song #d79

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Christ in Song #534

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Crown of Beauty #158

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Epworth Songs #28

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Favorite Gospel Songs #14

Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. #d29

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Gathered Jewels No. 2 #34

Gospel Gems #d21

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Grateful Praise #49

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Honey Out of the Rock #62

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Honey Out of the Rock #62

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d169

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Hymns New and Old, Revised #119

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Hymns New and Old #57

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Jasper and Gold #15

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Light and Life Songs No. 3 #152

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Light and Life #64

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #775

New Spiritual Songs #49

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #167

Popular Hymns Number 3 #40

Popular Hymns, revised #6

Praise and Rejoicing #d17

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Praise in Song #64

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Purest Gems #89

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Small Church Music #3676

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Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School #49

Standard Revival Songs, and Bible Readings #d9

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Sunday School Songs #21

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d133

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d61

The Advent Christian Hymnal. Rev. #d46

The Centennial Hymnal #d56

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The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #7

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The Church Hymnal #632

The Congregation #d27

The Golden Sheaf #d13

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The Golden Sheaf #11

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The Gospel Song Sheaf #179

The New Golden Sheaf #d32

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The New Jubilee Harp #541

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The New Jubilee Harp #541

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1199

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Words of Life #79

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