Nearer, my God, to Thee Nearer to Thee E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me There let the way appear Steps unto heav'n All that Thou sendest me In mercy giv'n 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 Angels to beckon me 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