First Line: Nearer, blessed Jesus, to Thy wounded side,

Nearer, blessed Jesus, to Thy wounded side;
Nearer to Thy heart of love, would my soul abide;
There alone is safety, there alone is rest,
When beset with danger, when with guilt opprest.

2 Purer, Saviour, purer, may I ever be,
Free from every earthly stain, more,
O Lord, like Thee ;
Listening 'mid the tempest for Thy
Peace, be still !
Trusting when in darkness, resting in Thy will.

3 Watching, ever watching, even unto prayer ;
Leaving all with Jesus, yielding every care ;
Trusting, fully trusting, every promise sweet ;
Learning life's great lesson at Thy precious feet.

4 Waiting, only waiting, till the hour
shall come, [the heavenly home ;
When with joy I'll meet Him there, in
Oh for that glad morning, when my Lord again,
Glorified in all His saints,
comes with them to reign !