Laudes Domini ‎#678

678. Close to God

1 Nearer, O God, to thee!
Hear thou our prayer;
Ev'n though a heavy cross
Fainting we bear,
Still all our prayer shall be
Nearer, O God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

2 If, where they led the Lord,
We too are borne;
Planting our steps in his,
Weary and worn;
There even let us be
Nearer, O God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

3 If thou the cup of pain
Givest to drink,
Let not the trembling lip
From the draught shrink;
So by our woes to be
Nearer, O God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

4 Though the great battle rage
Hotly around,
Still where our Captain fights
Let us be found;
Through toils and strife to be
Nearer, O God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

5 And when thou, Lord, once more
Glorious shalt come,
Oh, for a dwelling-place,
In thy bright home!
Through all eternity
Nearer, O God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, O God, to thee!
• Title: Close to God
• Refrain First Line: Nearer to thee!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Afflictions: See Christ; Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts; Comfort; Declension, Spiritual; Gethsemane; Longing: For God; Nearness: To God; Wandering; Weary in well-doing
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PROPRIOR DEO
• Meter: 6s, 4s
• Key: G Major or modal