1 Verse:
G C
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G D
Nearer to Thee
G C
E'en though it be a cross
G D7 G
That raiseth me
G C G
Still all my song would be
G C D7
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D7 G
Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee
2 Verse:
G C
Though, like the wanderer
G D
The sun gone down
G C
Darkness be over me
G D7 G
My rest a stone
G C G
Yet in my dreams I'd be
G C D7
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D7 G
Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee
3 Verse:
G C
There let the way appear
G D
Steps up to heaven
G C
All that Thou sendest me
G D7 G
In mercy given
G C G
Angels to beckon me
G C D7
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D7 G
Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee
4 verse:
G C
Then, with my waking thoughts
G D
Bright with Thy praise
G C
Out of my stony griefs
G D7 G
Bethel I'll raise
G C G
So by my woes to be
G C D7
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D7 G
Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee
5 verse:
G C
Or, if on joyful wing
G D
Cleaving the sky
G C
Sun, moon, and stars forgot
G D7 G
Upwards I fly
G C G
Still all my song shall be
G C D7
Nearer, my God, to Thee
G C G D7 G
Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee
