The Voice of Praise ‎#680

680. Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee!

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 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!

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!

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!

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!

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
• Author: Sarah F. Adams
• Meter: 6s & 4s
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:10-22
  ;
  Proverbs 4:18
• Topic: The Christian Life: Growth in Grace; Approach to God

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