The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#517b

517b. Nearer, my God, to Thee

5 Or if on joyful wing
cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly,
still all my song shall 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 PROPIOR DEO the last line of each verse is repeated

Tune Information

• Name: PROPIOR DEO
• Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842-1900
• Meter: 64 64 66 64
• Key: G Major