Nearer my God to thee

Nearer my God to thee
Near 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.

Deep in thy Sacred Heart,
Let me abide.
Thou that hast bled for me,
Sorrowed and died.
Sweet shall my weeping be,
Grief surely leading me,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.

Friends may depart from me,
Night may come down,
Clouds and adversity
Darkened and frown.
Still through my tears I'll see
Hope gently leading me,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.

Tho' like a 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,

There let the way appear,
Steps unto heaven,
All that thou sendest me
In mercy given,
Angels to Becken 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.
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.