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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

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.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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NEARER MY GOD 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.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

There let the way appear,

steps unto Heav’n;

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.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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NEARER MY GOD 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.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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NEARER MY GOD 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.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

There in my Father’s home,

safe and at rest,

There in my Saviour’s love,

perfectly blest;

Age after age to be,

Nearer my God to Thee.

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

Sarah Adams (1805-1848) & Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906)

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