Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#283

283. 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 to Thee!

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,
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 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 to Thee!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee!
• Title: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Author: Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848 (1841)
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6 4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Sanctification

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc., 1792-1872 (1836)
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6 4.