The New Church Hymnal ‎#157

157. 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 heaven;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
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
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1976
• Topic: The Christian Life: Aspiration and Consecration; Comfort; Fellowship; Funeral Hymns; Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Key: G Major