Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#577

577. 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 a 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 Then 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 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 to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee
• Author: Sarah Flower Adams, 1805 - 48
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Good Friday; The Life in Christ: Aspiration; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory; The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792 - 1872
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6 6 4.
• Key: F Major