Author: Sarah F. Adams; Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr. Hymnal: Timeless Truths #561 Meter: 10.10.12.10 First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! Refrain First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! 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!
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.
2 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. [Refrain]
3 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. [Refrain]
4 Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I’ll fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. [Refrain]
5 There in my Father’s home, safe and at rest,
There in my Savior’s love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be nearer, my God, to Thee. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 28:11-12 Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee