Hymn
Nearer, My God, to Thee
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!
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!
There let my 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!
Then with my waking thoughts
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!
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!
A-men.
Nearer, My God, to Thee — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/nearer-my-god-to-thee
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Nearer, My God, to Thee?
The words of Nearer, My God, to Thee were written by Sarah Flower Adams; the version here was published in 1930.
Is Nearer, My God, to Thee public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Nearer, My God, to Thee?
Nearer, My God, to Thee is in 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Fade, Fade, Each Earthly Joy, Jesus! That Name is Love and Savior, I Follow On.