{"id":3532,"date":"2021-07-04T22:40:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T22:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2021-12-24T19:19:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T19:19:43","slug":"nearer-still-nearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=3532","title":{"rendered":"Nearer, Still Nearer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Draw me, my Savior\u2014so precious Thou art!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Fold me, oh, fold me close to Thy breast;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Shelter me safe in that \u201chaven of rest\u201d;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Shelter me safe in that \u201chaven of rest.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Naught as an offering to Jesus, my King;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Only my sinful, now contrite heart,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong> Nearer, still nearer, Lord, to be Thine!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> Sin, with its follies, I gladly resign,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> All of its pleasures, pomp and its pride,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Through endless ages ever to be<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Leila N. Morris &#8211; 1898\u00a0 Public Domain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>But\u00a0it is\u00a0good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.\u00a0<\/em>Psalm 73:28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse\u00a0your\u00a0hands,\u00a0ye\u00a0sinners; and purify\u00a0your\u00a0hearts,\u00a0ye\u00a0double minded.\u00a0<\/em>James 4:8<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Courtesy of Timeless Truths Publications &#8211;\u00a0Copyright\u00a0\u00a9 2002- 2020\u00a0 Free Online Library<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=3532\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nearer, Still Nearer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3532"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3723,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532\/revisions\/3723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}