The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church ‎#201

201. 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, [Refrain]

3 There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven:
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given:
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee, [Refrain]

4 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, [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams (1840)
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. 6. 6. with Refrain
• Publication Date: 1957
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:10-22
  ;
  James 4:8

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. 6. 6. with Refrain
• Key: F Major