280. 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 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 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 to thee!

4 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 to thee!

Text Information
First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee
Title: Nearer, My God, to Thee.
Author: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Devotional Songs; Aspiration; Communion and Fellowship (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [Nearer, my God, to Thee]
Composer: Lowell Mason
Key: G Major



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