Full Lyrics
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE!
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!
Nearer, my God, to Thee! Nearer to Thee!
VERSE 2
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!
VERSE 3
There let my way appear steps unto heaven!
All that Thou sendest me in mercy given;
Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee!
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 woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee!
Nearer, my God, to Thee! Nearer to Thee!
VERSE 5
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!
MY PRAYER
VERSE 1
More holiness give me, More strivings within;
More patience in suffering, More sorrow for sin;
VERSE 2
More gratitude give me, More trust in the Lord;
More zeal for His glory, More hope in His Word;
VERSE 3
More purity give me, More strength to o'ercome;
More freedom from earthstains, More longings for home;
