The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) ‎#314

314. Nearer, My God, to Thee

1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E'en tho' 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 Tho' like the wanderer,
The sun goes 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 thoughts,
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs,
Bethel I 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
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Topic: Fellowship with God; Funeral; Testimony

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Key: F Major