Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ‎#100

100. 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 sendest 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 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,
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
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams, 1805–1848
• Meter: 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:10-22
• Topic: Funeral; Hope; Prayer and Supplication; Trials
• Notes: Additional scripture reference from LDS canon: Doctrine and Covenants 88:63

Tune Information

• Name: [Nearer, my God, to thee]
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792–1872
• Meter: 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
• Incipit: 32116 65132 32116