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“‘Oh! let me feel Thee 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 Thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.

*‘Oh! let me. hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The-murmurs of self-will:
Oh! speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control:
Oh!-speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul!

**Oh! let me see Thy features,
The-look that once could make
So many a true disciple
"Leave all things for Thy sake:
The look that’ beam’d on Peter
When he Thy name denied ;
The look that draws Thy lovers
Close to Thy piercéd side.

“O Jesus, Thou hast promised °

To all who follow Thee, :
That where Thou art in glory,
There shall Thy servant be;