Nearer My God to Thee - Traditional

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!

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 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!

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!

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!

Nearer My God to Thee lyrics were written by Sarah Adams and are based on Jacobs dream of a ladder to heaven. The song emphasizes that even if it be a cross that raiseth me the goal is always to move closer to God. It is famously associated with the sinking of the Titanic as a final song of hope and surrender. By singing the Nearer My God to Thee lyrics the faithful express a willingness to grow through their trials and to see every circumstance as a step toward the presence of the Almighty. It is a song of profound spiritual ambition and quiet confidence in the eternal home.