Chalice Hymnal ‎#577

577. Nearer, My God, 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, 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 heaven;
all that thou sendest me,
in mercy given;
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!

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah F. Adams (1841)
• Meter: 64.64.6664
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; God's Church: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; Comfort; Eternal Life; Prayer; Grief; Guidance

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Meter: 64.64.6664
• Key: F Major