Come near me, O my Saviour ! Thy tenderness reveal ; Oh, let me know the sympathy Which Thou for me dost feel ! need Thee every moment ; Thine absence brings dismay ; But when the tempter hurls his darts, 'Twere death with Thee away !
2. Come near me, my Redeemer, And never leave my side ! My bark, when tossed on trouble's sea The storm cannot outride, Unless Thy word of power quell ; Arrest the surging wave, No voice but Thine its rage can No arm but Thine can save !
3. Come near me, blessed Jesus ! I need Thee in my joy. No less than when the direst ills My happiness destroy; For when the sun shines o'er me, And flowers strew my way, Without Thy wise and guiding hand, More easily I stray.
4. Be near me, mighty Saviour, When comes the latest strife! For Thou hast through death's shadows passed, And ope'd the gates of life; And when among the ransomed I stand with crown and palm, To Thee, Divine,unfailing Friend, I'll raise th' eternal psalm !