Nearer, my God, to Thee, br Nearer to Thee! br E'en though it be a cross br That raiseth me: br Still all my song shall be br Nearer, my God! to Thee, br Nearer to Thee. br br Though, like the wanderer, br The sun gone down, br Darkness be over me, br My rest a stone; br Yet in my dreams I'd be br Nearer, my God, to Thee, br Nearer to Thee. br br Then let the way appear br Steps unto heaven; br All that Thou sendest me br In mercy given: br Angels to beckon me br Nearer, my God, to Thee, br Nearer to Thee. br br Then with my waking thoughts br Bright with Thy praise, br Out of my stony griefs br Bethel I'll raise; br So by my woes to be br Nearer, my God, to Thee, br Nearer to Thee. br br Or if on joyful wing, br Cleaving the sky, br Sun, moon, and stars forgot, br Upward I fly: br Still all my song shall be, br Nearer, my God, to Thee, br Nearer to Thee.