Let us pour out our broken and sad hearts to You. Our lips are parched, we thirst. Be to us as the morning dew:
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee, E’en though it be a cross That rais-eth me!
Still all my song shall be, Near-er, my God, to Thee; Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er to Thee!
“Speak in Psalms, speak in hymns,” perhaps this is our only consolation in,
pain, and suffering, and agony of spirit. “Draw near to God, and He will draw near,”(1) this is our prayer, that we feel Your love and not the fear.
Though like the wan-der-er, The sun gone down, Dark-ness be o-ver me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I’d be, Near-er, my God, to Thee;
Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er to Thee!
Oh God, help us let our thoughts rise to heaven.
“For we know that if this tent which is our earthly home is destroyed, we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2)
There let the way ap-pear, Steps un-to heav’n; All that Thou send-est me, In mercy giv’n An-gels to beck-on me, Near-er, my God, to The;
Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er to Thee!
“In everything give thanks,” (3)
O God, we can’t without You showing us, revealing to us, healing and carrying us through.
God, You are love. You are light. We are poor and needy, Lord Jesus come rescue us in our plight.
We worship You because You loved us first. You suffered and died for each one of us as you hung in the cross.
Then, with my wak-ing tho’ts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my ston-y griefs Beth-el I’ll raise, So by my woes to be, Near-er to God, to Thee;
Near-er to God, to Thee,
Near-er to Thee!
Your word is sweet as honey sometimes. Your word is bitter as well. Help change and transform our hearts and our minds. That we might” prove what is the good and acceptable will of God,” (4) that we might say, ” I am Yours.
No matter what, I will trust in Your Love.”
Or if, on joy-ful wing Cleav-ing the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Up-ward I fly, Still all my song shall be, Near-er my God, to Thee,
Still all my song shall be, Near-er my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee.
Our song is sad in light of today, but God, only You are able to comfort our pain, with word pictures of life forever with You. . .
With streets of gold, praises to sing, in the presence of the King of all Kings, for all eternity.
We sing a psalm. We speak a hymn. Or perhaps we simply cry, in hope and the light of Him.
(1) James 4:8
(2) 2 Corinthians 5:1
(3) 1 Thessalonians 5:18
(4) Romans 12:2
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Sarah F. Adams 1840).