Keep Me Near
Drawn to Divine Beauty: Exploring the Meaning Within 'Keep Me Near'
Lyrics
Jesus keep me near to Your heart
Expressing a desire for close spiritual proximity to Jesus' love and guidance.
For outside of You I'm lost
Acknowledging a sense of being lost or adrift without a connection to Jesus.
Draw me in the tide of Your will
Asking to be drawn into the flow of God's plan and purpose.
Lead me as I yield myself to You
Seeking guidance and surrendering oneself to God's leading.
Keep me near Your heart
Reiterating the desire to stay close to Jesus' heart.
Keep me near Your heart
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining proximity to Jesus' love.
Rescue me in weakness of mind
Pleading for rescue during moments of mental weakness.
When distraction conquers me
Acknowledging struggles with distraction and seeking God's intervention.
Keep me in Your shadow oh Lord
Asking to be kept in the protective and guiding shadow of the Lord.
Give me grace to follow where You lead
Requesting grace to follow God's lead and direction.
Keep me near Your heart
Reaffirming the desire to remain close to the heart of Jesus.
Keep me near Your heart
Repeating the plea to stay near to Jesus' heart for emphasis.
For You are everything that is beautiful
Declaring the beauty and significance of Jesus in all aspects of life.
And You are all that I long to see in me
Expressing a deep longing for the qualities and attributes of Jesus to be reflected in oneself.
You are everything that is beautiful
Reiterating the recognition of Jesus as the embodiment of beauty.
Breathe Your desires in me
Invoking a desire for God's desires to become one's own.
Keep me in the place where You are
Requesting to be kept in the presence of God, the source of joy.
For Your presence is my joy
Acknowledging the joy found in the nearness of God.
Break my selfish nature and pride
Expressing a desire for transformation by surrendering selfish tendencies and pride.
Mould a life of loyalty to You
Seeking the formation of a life characterized by loyalty to God.
Keep me near Your heart
Reiterating the importance of staying close to Jesus' heart.
Keep me near Your heart
Emphasizing the ongoing desire to remain in close spiritual proximity to Jesus.
Form in us a heart of divine beauty
Asking for the development of a heart characterized by divine beauty.
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