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 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, nearer to Thee
There let the way appear, steps up to heaven
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given
Angels to beckon me, nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee
Then, with my waking thoughts, bright with Thy praise
Out of my stony grifes, bethel I'll raise
So by my woes to be, nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer 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, nearer to Thee