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32. Nearer, My God, to Thee

1. Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.

Refrain:
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

2. Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I’d be nearer, my God, to Thee.

3. There let the way appear, steps unto Heav’n;
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy giv’n;
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee.

4. Then, with my waking tho'ts bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee.

5. Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I’ll fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.

6. There in my Father’s home, safe and at rest,
There in my Savior’s love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be nearer, my God, to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams (pub.1841)
• Author (stanza 6): Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Incipit: 32116 65132 32116
• Key: F Major