Kind Words ‎#66

66. Nearer, my God, to Thee--nearer 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 to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

2 Tho' like the wanderer, day-light all gone,
Darkness comes over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be,
Nearer, my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

3 There let the way appear steps up to heaven;
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

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,
Nearer to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee--nearer to Thee!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871

Tune Information

• Name: NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE
• Composer: G. W. Linton (1864)
• Meter: 6s & 4s
• Key: D Major