1 O Jesus, I have promised
To serve you to the end;
Be now forever near me,
My Master and my Friend!
I shall not fear the battle
If you are by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If you will be my guide.
2 Oh, let me feel you near me!
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw still nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.
3 Oh, let me hear you speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will!
Oh, speak to re-assure me,
To hasten or control!
Oh, speak, and make me listen,
O guardian of my soul!
4 O Jesus, you have promised
To all who follow you,
That where you are in glory
your servants shall be too.
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end,
when you in glory take me,
my Savior and my friend.
