THE CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS

(64.65.6664) R. C. H. 475

by SARA FLOWER ADAMS, 1805-48

Nearer, my God, to Thee
"My soul thirst for God, for the living God" Psalm 42:2
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song would be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!'
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 to Thee!
There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven,
All that Thou send'st to me
In mercy giving,
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony grief
Bethel I'll raise,
So by my woes to be
Nearer my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee!
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 to Thee!