I Am Thine, O Lord

Words:	10.7.10.7 with chorus • Fanny J. Crosby (1875)
Music:	I AM THINE • William H. Doane (1875)

Words

1.

I am Thine, O Lord; I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus

Draw me nearer, (nearer,) nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2.

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
[Chorus]

3.

Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
[Chorus]

4.

There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
[Chorus]

Biblical Connections

Heb 10:22; James 4:8; John 12:32; Php 3:6-8

Verse 1

“I have heard Thy voice” - John 10:27

Compared to Hymnals

	No.	Words	Music
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	310	Identical	Tenor sings LA SOL SOL instead of TI DO DO at “heard Thy voice” and “arms of faith”; Tenor has optional SOL at end; Bass sings DO DO SOL SOL SOL instead of DO DO DO SOL SOL at “I am Thine, O Lord” and “But I long to rise”
Songs for Worship and Praise	583	Identical	Identical
Songs of Faith and Praise	666	Identical	Tenor sings DO DO TI instead of TI DO TI in Chorus at “Thou hast died”
Praise for the Lord	261	Identical	Tenor ends on SOL instead of DO
Hymns for Worship (Revised)	105	Identical	Tenor sings LA SOL SOL instead of TI DO DO at “heard Thy voice” and “arms of faith”; Tenor has optional SOL at end; Bass sings DO DO SOL SOL SOL instead of DO DO DO SOL SOL at “I am Thine, O Lord” and “But I long to rise”
Songs of the Church	203	Identical	Identical
Sacred Selections	4	Identical	Tenor sings LA SOL SOL instead of TI DO DO at “heard Thy voice” and “arms of faith”; Tenor has optional SOL at end; Bass sings DO DO SOL SOL SOL instead of DO DO DO SOL SOL at “I am Thine, O Lord” and “But I long to rise”
Christian Hymns No. 2	172	Identical	Identical
Great Songs of the Church No. 2	73	Identical	Identical

Sources

Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane, Brightest and Best (1875), No. 22:
https://archive.org/details/brighte00lowr/page/22/mode/2up

References

Chris Fenner, “I am thine, O Lord,” Hymnology Archive:
https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/i-am-thine-o-lord

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