Concordia ‎#172

172. Nearer, my God, to Thee

1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E’en tho' it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
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,
Nearer, my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

3 There let the way appear
Steps unto heav'n;
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

4 Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs,
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

5 Or if on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I'll fly.
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Title: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams (1841)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: The Christian Life: Aspiration and Hope

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Key: G Major