Author: Sarah F. Adams Hymnal: HEUB1957 #201 (1957) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6 with refrain Person Name: Sarah F. Adams Lyrics: 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,
Refrain:
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, [Refrain]
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, [Refrain]
4 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, [Refrain]
Amen. Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee