517a. 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 would be,
'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 to Thee!

3 There let the way appear,
steps unto heaven,
all that Thou send'st me, in mercy given,
angels to beckon me
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!

Text Information
First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
Author: Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848
Meter: 64 64 66 64
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Notes: When sung to BETHANY the penultimate line of each verse is repeated.
Tune Information
Name: BETHANY
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: 64 64 66 64
Key: F Major
Source: Harm: Compilers of Church Hymnal, 5th ed., 2000



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