O my Redeemer what a friend You are to me O what a refuge I found When the way was dreary and my heart was so oppressed Your voice it lulled me to calm and rest When in the their beauty stars unveil their silver light Then, O my Savior, give me songs at night Songs of yonder glory where my dear ones gone before Sing out Your praise on that peaceful shore Nearer, draw nearer Till my soul is lost in You Nearer, draw nearer Precious Lord Jesus, my Savior, when the last deep shadows fall When in the silence I hear You In Your arms reposing, let me breathe my life away Awake in triumphant eternal day Awake in triumphant eternal day Nearer, draw nearer Till my soul is lost in You Nearer, draw nearer Precious Lord Nearer, draw nearer Till my soul is lost in You Nearer, draw nearer Precious Lord O my redeemer what a friend you are O my redeemer what a friend you are