Hymn Chords

473. Nearer My God, to Thee

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Near-er, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!

Gb   Db7    Ebm B         Gb   Db   Db7 Gb
E’en though it be a cross That rais-eth me,

      B   F#
Still all my song shall be,

     B   F# C#   F# C#
Near-er, my God, to Thee;

Gb   Db7 Ebm B            Gb   Db Db7 Gb
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee!


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
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!

[Verse 2]
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!

[Verse 3]
There let the way appear, steps unto heaven;
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!

[Verse 4]
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!

[Verse 5]
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!