Closer, Lord, to Thee OLMUTZ—Composer Unknown (arr. Lowell Mason) Closer, Lord, to Thee 1 Closer, Lord, to Thee I cling, Closer still to Thee; Safe beneath Thy sheltering wing I would ever be; Rude the blast of doubt and sin, Fierce assaults without, within, Help me, Lord, the battle win; Closer, Lord, to Thee 2 Closer yet, O Lord, my Rock, Refuge of my soul; Dread I not the tempest-shock, Tho’ the billows roll. Wildest storm cannot alarm, For, to me, can come no harm, Leaning on Thy loving