Nearer My God To Thee - The History Behind the Hymn

Nearer My God To Thee - The History Behind The Hymn Narration from Then Sings My Soul - 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories, by Robert J. Morgan, Copyright 2004 Get your copy here: https://www.robertjmorgan.com/shop/th... Music performed by: Ken Martin Word and Music: Sarah F. Adams, Lowell Mason - 1840 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 heav’n All that Thou sendest me In mercy giv’n 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 Nearer, my God, to Thee Nearer to Thee Then, with my waking tho’ts 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