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[Press me closer to Thy heart]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Dungan Incipit: 32131 65555 67125
[Press me closer to Thy heart]
Press me Closer
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Press me closer to thy heart Lyrics: 1 Press me closer to thy heart;
Send responsive thrills thro’ mine, thro’ mine,
Give to me the better part
Whisper gently I am thine.
Refrain:
Press me closer,
Press me closer
On thy bosom let me rest;
Press me closer,
Press me closer,
Let me lean upon thy breast.
2 Press me closer still each day,
Keep temptation from my heart, my heart;
Let me never go astray,
From thy precepts ne’er depart. [Refrain]
3 Press me closer when I’m sad,
When thro’ sorrow I am led, am led
May thy presence make me glad;
Show’ring blessings on my head. [Refrain]
4 Press me closer in thy love,
As in death my eyes shall close, shall close,
Take me to thy home above,
On thy bosom to repose. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Press me closer to thy heart]
Press me Closer
Press me Closer
Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.2 #184 (1889) First Line: Press me closer to thy heart Lyrics: 1 Press me closer to thy heart;
Send responsive thrills thro’ mine, thro’ mine,
Give to me the better part
Whisper gently I am thine.
Refrain:
Press me closer,
Press me closer
On thy bosom let me rest;
Press me closer,
Press me closer,
Let me lean upon thy breast.
2 Press me closer still each day,
Keep temptation from my heart, my heart;
Let me never go astray,
From thy precepts ne’er depart. [Refrain]
3 Press me closer when I’m sad,
When thro’ sorrow I am led, am led
May thy presence make me glad;
Show’ring blessings on my head. [Refrain]
4 Press me closer in thy love,
As in death my eyes shall close, shall close,
Take me to thy home above,
On thy bosom to repose. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Press me closer to thy heart]
Press me Closer
Press Me Closer
Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #385 (1890) First Line: Press me closer to thy heart Refrain First Line: Press me closer, press me closer on thy bosom let me rest Languages: English Tune Title: [Press me closer to thy heart]
Press Me Closer
James M. Dungan
1851 - 1925 Person Name: J. M. Dungan Composer of "[Press me closer to thy heart]" in Triumphant Songs No.2 Born: Circa 1852, Indiana.
The 1880 census shows Dungan in Franklin, Indiana, with his wife Helen.
--www.hymntime.com/tch
James M. Dungan
