Verse 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, (2)
Nearer to Thee.
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 4:Then, with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise
Out of my stony griefs, Bethel I'll raise;
So by my vows to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Verse 5:Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky
Sun moon and stars forgot, upwards I'll fly,
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.