The art depicting the death of Jesus Christ attracts people inside the gallery archive at the Getty Center. |
Since we are observing the most sacred week of the year, I’m sharing to all Bared readers, I am Thine, O Lord, one
of my favorite hymns, written by blind poet and hymnist Fanny Crosby.
You can read alongside the passion accounts in the Gospels. (On this
page and next are pictures taken in USA and in Philippines " to feel"
the spirit of the Holy Week.)
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California houses the largest archive of Christian arts in the world. People visit the center to appreciate the arts and its meaning. |
According to cyberhymnal.org, Fanny Crosby was visiting Mr. W. H. Doane, in his home in Cincinnati,
Ohio. They were talking together about the nearness of God, as the
sun was setting and evening shadows were gathering around them. The
subject so impressed the well-known hymn-writer, that before
retiring she had written the words to this hymn, which has become one
of the most useful she has ever written. The music by Mr. Doane so
well fitted the words that the hymn has become a special favorite
wherever the Gospel Hymns are known.
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