Christian Hymns ‎#10

10. 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,
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 send'st to me, In mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me, Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer 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,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!

5 Or if on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I 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, Nearer to Thee!
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1935
• Topic: Songs of Response

Tune Information

• Name: [Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!]
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Key: G Major or modal