222b. Nearer, my God, to Thee

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.

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.

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 to Thee.

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.

Or if on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
Author: Sarah F. Adams (1841)
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Sundays after Trinity: Faith; Visitation; Burial of the Dead (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. EDMUND
Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan (1872)
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
Key: A♭ Major



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