Nearer, My God, to Thee

Hymn lyrics by Sarah F. Adams,
Music by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr.

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.

Chorus

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.

Chorus

Verse 3

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.

Chorus

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.

Chorus

Verse 5

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.

Chorus

My Jesus, I Love Thee

Hymn lyrics by William R. Featherston,
Music by Adoniram J. Gordon

Verse 1

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;

For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.

My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Verse 2

I love Thee because Thou has first lovèd me,

And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree.

I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Verse 3

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;

And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Verse 4

In mansions of glory and endless delight,

I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;

I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.