1.    O, my redeemer, what a Friend Thou art to me
    O, what a refuge I have found in Thee;
    When the way was dreary, and my heart was sore                                             oppressed,
    Twas Thy voice that lulled me to a calm sweet rest.

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        Nearer, draw nearer, till my soul is lost in Thee
        Nearer, draw nearer, blessed Lord to me!

2.    When in their beauty, stars unveil their silver light
    Then, O my Saviour, give me songs at night,
    Songs of yonder mansions, where the dear ones gone                                             before,
    Sing Thy praise for ever on that peaceful shore.

3.    Jesus, my Saviour, when the last deep shadows fall,
    When in the silence, I shall hear Thy call,
    In Thine arms, reposing , let me breathe my life away
    And awake triumphant in eternal day.