The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#617

617. 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 a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yei in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.

3 There let my 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,
Upward 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: Sarah Fuller Adams (1805-48)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Means of grace: Prayer

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