nearer my god to thee
G C
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G D
Nearer to Thee
Em C
E'en though it be a cross
G D G
That raiseth me
Em C
Still all my song shall be
G D
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D G
Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee
G C
Though, like the wanderer
G D
The sun gone down
Em C
Darkness be over me
G D G
My rest a stone
Em C
Yet in my dreams I'd be
G D
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D G
Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee
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G C
Then, with my waking thoughts
G D
Bright with Thy praise
Em C
Out of my stony griefs
G D G
Bethel I'll raise
Em C
So by my woes to be
G D
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D G
Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee
G C
There in my Father’s home,
G D
safe and at rest,
Em C
There in my Savior’s love,
G D G
perfectly blest;
Em C
Age after age to be
G D
Nearer my God to Thee
G C G D G
Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee
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Written by Sarah F. Adams, Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr., 1841