O Jesus, I have promised
To serve you to the end;
Be now and ever 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.
O 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!
O let me hear you speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will.
O speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control;
And speak to make me listen,
O Guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, you have promised
To all who follow you
That where you are in glory
Your servants shall be too.
O guide me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end,
When you in glory
Take me, my Savior and Friend.
