Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#447b

447b. 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 shall 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 sendest 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.

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Author: Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Aspiration: After God; Bethel; The Christian Life: Aspiration and Prayer; Nearness of God: To God; Longing: For God; Grief; Responsibility

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Dr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4
• Key: G Major or modal