Lutherförbundets Sångbok ‎#E117

E117. 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 my 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,
Upwards 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: Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6 4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Care and Guidance; Confession and Consecration
• Copyright: Copyright property of Oliver Ditson Co.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6 4.
• Key: G Major or modal