<h2><SPAN name="HOW_CLOSE" id="HOW_CLOSE"></SPAN>How Close?</h2>
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<span class="i0"><span class="letra">H</span>OW close will Jesus come to thee?<br/></span>
<span class="i2">So close thine eyes can trace<br/></span>
<span class="i0">The wondrous love He has for thee,<br/></span>
<span class="i2">Upon His shining face.<br/></span></div>
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<span class="i0">How close will Jesus come to thee?<br/></span>
<span class="i2">So close, that thou cans’t feel<br/></span>
<span class="i0">The sense of safety that He brings<br/></span>
<span class="i2">O’er all thy being steal.<br/></span></div>
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<span class="i0">How close will Jesus come to thee?<br/></span>
<span class="i2">So close that thou canst hear<br/></span>
<span class="i0">The whisper of His tender voice<br/></span>
<span class="i2">Ring softly on thine ear.<br/></span></div>
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<span class="i0">How close will Jesus come to thee?<br/></span>
<span class="i2">So close that doubts will cease—<br/></span>
<span class="i0">Thy soul with sorrow weighed, and sin,<br/></span>
<span class="i2">Find healing—joy—and peace.<br/></span></div>
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<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="page_087" id="page_087"></SPAN>{87}</span></p>
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