Author: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 Hymnal: RHC #370 (1970) Person Name: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E'en tho 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 Tho 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 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: Comfort; Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee