
Author: Sarah F. Adams Hymnal: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #345 (2022) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 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 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! Topics: The Holy Spirit Comfort; Funeral Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee