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Text:Bethany
Tune:BETHANY
Composer:Dr. L. Mason

95. Bethany

1 Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee;
Ev'n tho' 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.

Text Information
First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee
Title: Bethany
Publication Date: 1874
Tune Information
Name: BETHANY
Composer: Dr. L. Mason
Meter: 6s & 4s
Key: G Major or modal



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