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O JESUS, I have promised,
   To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou for ever near me,
    My Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle
    If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
    If Thou wilt be my Guide.
 
2  O, 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.
 
3  O, let me hear Thee 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;
O, speak, and make me listen,
    Thou Guardian of my soul.
 
4  O Jesus, Thou hast promised
    To all who follow Thee,
That where Thou art in glory
    There shall Thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised
    To serve Thee to the end;
O, give me grace to follow,
    My Master and my Friend.
 
5  O, let me see Thy footmarks,
    And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
    Is in Thy strength alone:
O, guide me, call me, draw me,
    Uphold me to the end;
And then in Heaven receive me,
    My Saviour and my Friend!
 
John Ernest Bode, 1816-74