Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#488

488. Nearer, My God, to Thee

Text Information

• First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee, e'en though it be a cross
• Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee
• Author: Sarah Flower Adams (1841)
• Meter: 64.64.66.64
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: BETHANY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1856)
• Meter: 64.64.66.64
• Key: F Major or modal

Text Information:

Sarah and her sister Eliza, London Unitarians, wrote this and many other hymn texts

Tune Information:

American Congregationalist Lowell Mason composed the tune 'while lying awake in the dark,' using it first in his Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book