As requested by Tom ‘PoTTerTea’!
Words & Music by Sarah F Adams & Lowell Mason.
Playalong with the Londonderry Choir:-
10s
Near..—-er .. my God .. to Thee .. near..——er .. to Thee.
-4, -3, 3 3, 2 2, -1, 3, -4 -3.
E’en .. though .. it be .. a cross .. that rais..—eth me.
-4, -3, 3 3, 2 2, -1 3 -2*, -3 3.
Still .. all .. my song .. shall be .. near..—er .. my God .. to Thee.
-5, 6, -5 -5, -4 -5, -5, 6, -5 -5, -4 -3.
Near..—-er .. my .. God .. to Thee .. near..——er .. to Thee.
-4, -3, 3, 3, 2 2, -1 3 -2*, -3 3.
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 the 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’ll fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee