Nearer, My God, to Thee
Authors: Sarah F. Adams • Composers: Lowell Mason • Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png, png-shaped-note • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1841, 1856
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1. Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E’en tho’ 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. Tho’ like a 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 tho’ts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my owes 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!
Alternate Shape Note Verses:
2. Tho’ like a wanderer,
Daylight all gone,
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!
5. Or if, on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Caught up to meet my King,
Swiftly I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!