
Author: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 Hymnal: LMGM2012 #784 (2012) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Person Name: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 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;
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;
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'll 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! Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Angels; Cross; Eternal Life; Grief, Sorrow; Heaven; Journey, Pilgrimage; Joy; Loss; Mercy, Forgiveness; Music; Praise; Presence of God; Salvation; Song; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee