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—
Nearer to Thee!
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-
Nearer to Thee!
3. There let the way appear,
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee—
Nearer to Thee!
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—
Nearer to Thee!
5. 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 to Thee.
2. What though the tempests rage:
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage:
Heaven is my home;
And time's wild, wint❜ry blast
Soon will be overpast,
I shall reach home at last-
Heaven is my home.
3. Therefore I murmur not:
Heaven is my home;
Whate'er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home;
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord's right hand:
Heaven is my Fatherland-
Heaven is my home.
1. YEA, I will extol Thee,
Lord of Life and Light;
For Thine arm upheld me,
Turned my foes to flight.
2. I implored Thy succor,
Thou wast swift to save,
To heal my wounded spirit,
And bring me from the grave.
3. Grief may, like the pilgrim,
Through the night sojourn,
Yet shall joy, to-morrow,
With the sun return.
4. Thou hast turned my mourning
Into minstrelsy;
Girded me with gladness,
Set from thralldom free.
my ransomed powers
Henceforth shall adore;
Thee, my great Deliverer,
Bless for evermore!
1. GOD of our salvation!
Unto Thee we pray;
Hear our supplication,
Be our strength and stay.
2. Wretched and unworthy,
Poor, and sick, and blind,
Prostrate we adore Thee,
Call Thy grace to mind.
3. He that dwelleth near Thee,
Safely shall abide;
Ever love and fear Thee,
In Thy strength confide.
4. Sure is Thy protection,
Safe is Thy defense,
While in deep affliction,
Woe, or pestilence.
5. God of our salvation!
Saviour, Prince of Peace!
Boundless Thy compassion,
Infinite Thy grace.
6. While with love unceasing,
Humbly we adore;
Grant us Thy rich blessing,
And we ask no more.
1. Ir life's pleasures charm thee,
Give them not thy heart;
Lest the gift ensnare thee
From thy God to part.
2. If distress befall thee,
Painful though it be,
Let not grief appall thee,
To thy Saviour flee.
3. When earth's prospects fail thee,
Let it not distress;
Better comforts wait thee,
Christ will freely bless.
4. Let not death alarm thee,
Shrink not from his blow;
For the conflict arm thee,
Triumph o'er the foe.
1. I FEEL within a want
Forever burning there,
What I so thirst for, grant,
O Thou who hearest prayer!
2. This is the thing I crave,
A likeness to Thy Son;
This would I rather have
Than call the world my own.
3. Like Him, now in my youth,
I long, O God, to be,
In tenderness and truth,
In sweet humility.
4. 'Tis my most fervent prayer
Be it more fervent still,
Be it my highest care,
Be it my settled will.
1. My spirit longeth for Thee.
To dwell within
my breast;
Although I am unworthy
Of so divine a Guest!
2. Of so divine a Guest
Unworthy though I be;
Yet hath my heart no rest
Until it come to Thee!
3. Until it come to Thee;
In vain I look around;
In all that I can see
No rest is to be found!
4. No rest is to be found
But in Thy bleeding love:
Oh! let my wish be crown'd,
And send it from above!
1. O DEEM not they are blest alone
Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep;
For God, who pities man, has shown
A blessing for the eyes that weep. 2. The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears;
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are promises of happier years.
3. There is a day of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night;
And grief may bide an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light.
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