Text:Close To Thee.
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[Thou my everlasting portion]
Composer:S. J. Vail

245. 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 pray'r 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;
All along my pilgrim journey,
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;
All along my pilgrim journey,
May I enter, Lord, with Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Thou my everlasting portion
Title: Close To Thee.
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Devotional Songs
Tune Information
Name: [Thou my everlasting portion]
Composer: S. J. Vail
Key: G Major



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