Nearer, Still Nearer

Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,
Draw me, my Savior—so precious Thou art!
Fold me, oh, fold me close to Thy breast.
Shelter me safe in that "Haven of Rest";
Shelter me safe in that “Haven of Rest.”

Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,
Naught as an offering to Jesus, my King;
Only my sinful, now contrite heart.
Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart.
Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart.

Nearer, still nearer, Lord, to be Thine!
Sin, with its follies, I gladly resign,
All of its pleasures, pomp and its pride,
Give me but Jesus, my Lord, crucified.
Give me but Jesus, my Lord, crucified.

Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last.
Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;
Through endless ages ever to be
Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee;
Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee!

Leila N. Morris- 1898

By William Blake

Think not thou canst sigh a sigh,

And thy Maker is not by:

Think not thou canst weep a tear,

And thy Maker is not near.

Oh He gives to us His joy,

That our grief He may destroy:

Till our grief is fled and gone

He doth sit beside and moan.

Be at rest once more, O my soul,for the LORD has been good to you.
Psalm 116:7

Steadfast Heart

I've dreamed many dreams that never came true,
I've seen them vanish at dawn.
But I've realized enough of my dreams, thank God,
To make me want to dream on.

I've prayed many prayers when no answer came;
Though I waited patient and long,
But answers have come to enough of my prayers
To make me keep praying on.

I've trusted many a friend that failed,
And left me to weep alone,
But I've found enough of my friends true blue,
To make me keep trusting on.

I've sown many seed that fell by the way
For the birds to feed upon,
But I've held enough golden sheaves in my hands,
To make me keep sowing on.

I've drained the cup of disappointment and pain
And gone many days without song,
But I've sipped enough nectar from the roses of life
To make me want to live on.

~Ron DeMarco

Random Quotes 3

God doesn’t give us what we can handle;
God helps us handle what we are given.

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God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, nor sun without rain,
But He did promise strength for the day, comfort for tears and light for the way.

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Lord, thank you that you don’t keep track of our strikeouts
Or even our homeruns.
Instead, you simply and graciously ask us to keep stepping up to the plate.

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Wounded healer
Gentle teacher
Lord of all things great and small
Mind restorer
Tender warrior
Lover of my heart and soul

Random Quotes 2

If you live for the next world, you get this one in the deal;
If you live only for this world, you lose both of them.
C.S. Lewis

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Nothing is small in which God is. - D.L. Moody

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To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge,
To find the will of God is the greatest discovery,
and to do the will of God is the greatest achievement.
-George W. Truett

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God doesn't love us because we're special-
We are special because God loves us.
-William Arthur Ward

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Joy is the echo of God's life within us.
-Joseph Marmion

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Do not pray for easy lives;
Pray to be stonger men-
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers,
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
-Phillips Brooks

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Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change
and when we are right, make us easy to live with.
-Peter Marshall

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I have found the perfect antidote for fear. Whenever it sticks up its ugly face
I clobber it with prayer.
-Dale Evens Rogers

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Do you believe in the sun when it is hidden behid a cloud?
Then doubt not the goodness of god when He seems to hide His face.

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Waiting sometiems seems like wasting time;
But God asks us to do it and He isn't a time-waster.

Random Quotes

That we are alive today is proof positive that God has something for us to do today.

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Satan tembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees- William C.

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When we do what we can, God will do what we can't.

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Faith is the daring of the sould to go farther than it can see.

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God makes a promise-
Faith believes it, Hope anticipates it, patience quietly awaits it.

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None of us is responsible for all the things that happen to us, but we are responsible for the way we act when they do happen.

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We cannot let our burdens paralyze our progress.

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Doing little things with ta strong desire to please God makes them really great.
-St. Francis De Sales

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Sometimes God calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.

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I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light.

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God takes my yesterdays, He keeps me tomorrow, He gives me today
and in the miracle of it all, He promises me an eternity with Him.

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They might not need me-yet they might-
I'll let my heart be just in sight-
A smile so small as mine might be
Precisely their necessity.
-Emily Dickenson

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The blue of heaven is bigger than the clouds.

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He
Offers
Peace
Eternal

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God is, and all is well!

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You cannot stay where you are and go with God.

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Don't bother to give God instructions, just show up for duty. - Corrie ten Boom