Paroles de Nearer, my god, to thee,

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, my god, to thee, nearer to thee!

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, my god, to thee, nearer to thee!

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, my god, to thee, nearer to thee!