Author: Sarah F. Adams (1805-1848) Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #54 (1993) Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer to Thee!
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song would be
Refrain:
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
2 Though like the wanderer,
The sun goes down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I’d be [Refrain]
3 There let the way appear,
Steps unto heav’n;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy giv’n;
Angels to beckon me (refrain)
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 [Refrain]
5 Or if on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be [Refrain] Topics: Praise to God Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee