Author: Sarah F. Adams Hymnal: Tabernacle Hymns #242 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,
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 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 tho'ts 
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,
Upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
Nearer to Thee! 
 Topics: Death; Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Nearer, my God, to Thee] 
			
	Nearer, My God, to Thee