CPWI Hymnal ‎#532

532. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1878 (alt.)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:10-22
• Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Henry Percy Smith, 1825-1898 (1874)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
• Key: G Major