Lutherförbundets Sångbok ‎#E119

E119. Nearer, My God, to Thee

1 Nearer, my God, to Thee!
Nearer to Thee!
Through Word and Sacrament,
Thou com'st to me.
Thy grace is ever near,
Thy Spirit ever here,
Drawing to Thee.

2 Thy Son has come to earth,
My sin to bear,
My every wound to heal,
My pain to share.
God in the flesh for me,
Brings me now nearer Thee.
Nearer to Thee!

3 Lo! all my debt is paid,
My guilt is gone.
See! He has risen for me,
My throne is won.
Thanks, O my God, to Thee!
None now can nearer be,
Nearer to Thee!

4 Surely it matters not
What earth may bring;
Death is of no account,
Grace will I sing.
Nothing remains for me
Save to be nearer Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee!
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Henry Eyster Jacobs
• Meter: 6 4, 6 4, 6 6, 4 4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Confession and Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: MORE LOVE TO THEE
• Composer: William H. Doane
• Incipit: 64646 644
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Copyright property of W. H. Doane
• Notes: Now Public Domain