The New Christian Hymnal ‎#266

266. 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, 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, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

3. There let the way appear,
Steps unto heav'n:
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy giv'n:
Angels to beckon me,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

4. Then, with my waking tho'ts
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, my God, to Thee,
Nearer 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, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams (1841)
• Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
• Meter: 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: The Christian Life: Fellowship With God

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Meter: 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
• Incipit: 32116 65123 23211
• Key: G Major