The New Century Hymnal ‎#606

606. Nearer, My God, to You

1 Nearer, my God, to you, nearer to you.
I'll bear the cross as Christ calls me to do
and pray each day anew:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.

2 When I am wandering as Jacob did,
and in the deepest night the path is hid,
my dreams will bring me, too,
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.

3 Let Jacob's ladder fill the sky above,
and angels carry down the faith and love
to keep this goal in view:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.

4 Then, waking from the night to morning air
by Bethel's stone, I'll know you hear my prayer,
and how my yearning grew:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God to you, nearer to you
• Title: Nearer, My God, to You
• Adapter: Thomas H. Troeger
• Author: Sarah Flower Adams (1841)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Matthew 16:24
  ;
  Genesis 28:10-22
• Topic: Biblical Names; Cross of Believers; Eternal Life; Faith and Aspiration; Prayer; Year A: Proper 11; Year B: Proper 19

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
• Key: G Major