NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD

NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD

(THERE IS A PLACE OF QUIET REST)

There is a place of quiet rest,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where sin cannot molest,
Near to the heart of God.

Refrain

O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
Sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before Thee
Near to the heart of God.

There is a place of comfort sweet,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where we our Savior meet,
Near to the heart of God.

Refrain

There is a place of full release,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where all is joy and peace,
Near to the heart of God.

Refrain

Cleland B. McAfee (1866-1944) Courtesy of McAfee Library, Park College

Words & Music:

Cle­land B. Mc­A­fee, 1903

(MI­DI, score). He wrote these words af­ter two of his niec­es died from diph­theria. The Park Col­lege choir sang the new hymn out­side the quar­an­tined house.

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/e/neartoth.htm