Pearls of Praise ‎#89

89. Nearer to Thee

1 Back from the Long Ago,
Distant and dim,
Breathing a warning low,
Comes a sweet hymn;
Fraught with my childhood dreams,
Is it for me;
Sacred and tender seems,
“Nearer to thee;
“Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.”

2 Oft in an hour of bliss,
Comes the refrain,
Biding me find in this,
Heavenly gain;
Even in my griefs I say:
Father, I flee
Out of this clouded way,
Nearer to thee;
“So by my woes to be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.”

3 Thus let me daily rise
Nearer thy throne,
Nearer the lasting prize
Kept for thine own;
E’en when Death’s heralds come,
Lord, may they be
Angels to lead me home,
Nearer to thee;
“Angels to beckon me,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.”

Text Information

• First Line: Back from the Long Ago
• Title: Nearer to Thee
• Author: Jessie H. Brown
• Refrain First Line: Still all my song shall be
• Publication Date: 1893
• Scripture:
  Colossians 1:20

Tune Information

• Name: [Back from the Long Ago]
• Composer: J. H. Fillmore