Nearer, my God, to thee Nearer to thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me Still all my song would 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 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 Or if on joyful wing Cleaving the sky Sun, Moon, and stars forgot Upwards I fly Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to thee Nearer, my God, to thee Nearer to thee