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Seeking a Refuge

Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to thee

Author: L. A. Morris
Tune: [Nearer my Savior, still nearer to Thee]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Nearer my Saviour, still nearer to Thee,
This earth’s fleeting comforts, are nothing to me;
Perishing daily, like shadows they flee,
I’m seeking a refuge, blest Saviour in Thee.

Refrain:
Seeking a refuge, seeking a refuge,
I’m seeking a refuge, blest Saviour in Thee,
Seeking a refuge, seeking a refuge,
I’m seeking a refuge, blest Saviour in Thee.

2 Though I have wandered again and again,
Yet ever I hear this inviting refrain;
Let nothing keep thee away from my love,
It turns my affections to heaven above. [Refrain]

3 Dark are the shadows of sorrow and woe,
But Jesus will light up the pathway I know;
Beautiful mansions awaiting on high,
With this blest assurance, my hope cannot die. [Refrain]

4 When the dark valley I’m called to pass thro’,
A light from those mansions will open to view;
Jesus my Saviour, the bright Morning Star,
Will lead to the city whose gates are ajar. [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 2 #165

Author: L. A. Morris

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Text Information

First Line: Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to thee
Title: Seeking a Refuge
Author: L. A. Morris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Seeking a refuge
Copyright: Public Domain

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Crowning Day No. 2 #165

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