The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#517a

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