Lead sheets for all tunes are available on our website.
lyrics
NEARER, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
E’en though it be a cross That raiseth me,
Still all my song would be, nearer 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 God to thee
Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee.
There let the way appear Steps unto heaven;
All that thou send’st to me In mercy given; A
ngels to beckon me, nearer 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 God to thee
Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee.
Or if on joyful wing Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer God to thee
Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
credits
from Live at the Avon - Hymn Showcase 8/15/14,
released August 21, 2014
Ashley Self – guitar, vocals
Jeff Koonce – guitar
Rick Barnes – keys
Collin Newberry – keys, accordion
Christian Folmar – 12-string guitar, mandolin
Nathan Gemeinhart – bass
Landon Rogan – drums
Beth Young – vocals
Building on the hymn-writing and hymn-singing legacies Red Mountain Church in Birmingham, AL. We believe hymns are a middle
path of worship style between “traditional” and “contemporary” bringing together the richness and depth of traditional hymns and the modern musical sensibilities of contemporary worship....more