Lyrics
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice
I acknowledge and declare that I belong to You, O Lord, having listened to Your guidance
And it told Thy love to me
Your voice conveyed Your love to me
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
Despite hearing Your voice, I desire to elevate my faith and draw even closer to You
And be closer drawn to Thee
I want to be intimately connected and drawn nearer to You
Draw me nearer, nearer blessèd Lord
Entreaty to the Lord to draw the speaker closer, specifically to the cross where Christ sacrificed
To the cross where Thou hast died
Reiteration of the plea to be drawn nearer to the location of Christ's sacrifice, the cross
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessèd Lord
Continued request to be drawn closer to the Lord, specifically to His wounded side
To Thy precious, bleeding side
Desire to be near the wounded side of the Lord, emphasizing its preciousness
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord
Dedication of oneself to the service of the Lord, seeking empowerment through divine grace
By the power of grace divine
This consecration is to be achieved through the transformative power of divine grace
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope
Request for the speaker's soul to be uplifted with unwavering hope and aligned with the will of the Lord
And my will be lost in Thine
Expressing the desire for the speaker's will to merge with the will of the Lord
Draw me nearer, draw me nearer blessèd Lord
Repetition of the plea to be drawn nearer to the Lord, reinforcing the intensity of the request
Draw me nearer, to thy precious, bleeding side
Specifically, the desire to draw nearer to the wounded side of the Lord is restated
Let me know you, and the power of your life
Expressing the longing to have a profound understanding of the Lord and the transformative power of His life
Oh to know you, to commune with you in death
Reiteration of the desire to intimately know and commune with the Lord even in the face of death
O the pure delight of a single hour
Reflecting on the pure joy experienced during moments spent in prayer before the Lord's throne
That before Thy throne I spend
Elaborating on the joy of communing with the Lord during prayer, specifically at His throne
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
Describing the intimacy of prayer, where the speaker communes with God as a friend
I commune as friend with friend
Highlighting the friendship and closeness experienced with God during prayer
There are depths of love that I cannot know
Acknowledging the existence of profound depths of God's love beyond the speaker's current understanding
Till I cross the narrow sea
Anticipating a fuller comprehension of God's love after crossing the metaphorical "narrow sea" of life
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Expressing the expectation of reaching heights of joy beyond the speaker's current grasp
Till I rest in peace with Thee
Anticipating the attainment of joy and peace with God upon reaching the end of life's journey
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