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E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me: 
still all my song would be, 
'Nearer, my God, to thee,  
nearer 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, 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, 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, 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, nearer to thee.' Topics: Faith, Trust and Commitment; Redemption and Salvation; The Journey of Life; Year A Proper 11; Year B Dedication Festival Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19 Languages: English Tune Title: PROPIOR DEO 
			
	Nearer, my God, to thee