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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 Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848) �Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906), et al

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Friends may depart from me,

night may come down,

Clouds of adversity

darken and frown:

Still through my tears I'll see

Hope gently leading me,

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Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848) �Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906), et al

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

What though the shadows fall, Naught shall I fear;

When darkest seems the night, morning is near.

Sweet shall my trusting be,

sorrow still bringing me

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

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Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848) �Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906), et al

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Deep in thy Sacred Heart,

let me abide.

Thou that has bled for me,

sorrowed and died.

Sweet shall me weeping be,

grief surely leading me,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

nearer to Thee!

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Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848) �Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906), et al

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

And when the goal is won,

how like a dream,

In the dim retrospect,

sorrow will seem.

Sweet will my transports be,

Jesus thy face to me

When I have come at last,

Nearer to thee. Nearer to Thee.

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Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848) �Edward H Bickersteth, Jr (1825-1906), et al