Coffee With The Lord

So I wonder what people who saw and heard me running this morning thought? … Here’s an ol’ guy running through Getzendaner Park in Waxahachie, TX quietly singing this ol’ hymn – (it just popped into my memory as I was running and expresses the cry of my heart!)

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!

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord to the cross where Thou has died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to Thy precious bleeding side!

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine!

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, and my will be lost in Thine!

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!

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!”

Lyrics-Fanny Crosby – Music-William Doane

I don’t know about you, but that ol’ hymn expresses perfectly the longing of my heart!  Oh, “DRAW ME NEARER!”