1. Nearer my God to thee!Nearer to thee!E’en though it be a crossthat 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 goes down;Darkness be over me,My rest a stone,Yet in my dreams I’d beNearer, 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 meNearer, my God, to thee,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, my God, to thee,Nearer to thee!