NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE
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. 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 thought 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!
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