 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1856 - 578 pages
...cross That raise th me ; Still all my aong shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee I 2. Though, like the- wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest я stone ; Yet in my dreams I 'd bo Nearer, my f!od, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee 1 3. There let the... | |
 | Maria Sandberg - Devotional calendars - 1857 - 220 pages
...to raise, And fix on things above; Spirit of sacrifice and praise, Of holiness and love." " Nearer, my God, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee ! E'en though...my God, to Thee — Nearer to Thee. " Though like a wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness comes over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer,... | |
 | Religious poetry, American - 1857 - 372 pages
...prayer, And joy, and strength, and courage, are with thee? 13 NEARER TO THEE. SARAH F. ADAMS. 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, my God, to thee, — Nearer to thee ! Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down,... | |
 | Sophia Cooke - 1857 - 258 pages
...Earthly Care a Heavenly Discipline." The hymn at the end of it was sweet to me. ' Nearer to thee, my God, Nearer to thee ; E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be Nearer to thee ! ' " By the middle of May her health was somewhat improved; and though unable as yet to go... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - Conduct of life - 1857 - 270 pages
...murmur ; but with her heart upraised, she said, — " Nearer, my God, to thee ! Nearer to thee ! Even though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still, all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! " To be nearer to God was to be with the loved ones in heaven ; and... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - Hymns, English - 1857 - 508 pages
...fivfe *~HW-«- -tiM-iL* — «— -z=r*zrif^=* — *— *-rd- •- á— Е4 898, 6s ik 1. NEARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! E'en though it be a cross That raisetli mo ; Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, torneo, Nearer to Thee 1 2. Though, like... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - History - 1858 - 656 pages
...every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death ! Upmar b . NEARER, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! E'en though it be...Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'll be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! There let my way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - History - 1858 - 648 pages
...proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death! NEARER, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! E'en though it be...Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'll be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! All that tbou sendest me, In mercy given j Angels... | |
 | Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge - Children's poetry, American - 1858 - 190 pages
...appear at His right hand, And inherit the fair land That His love has won. " NEARER TO THEE." NEARER, my God, to Thee — Nearer to Thee ! E'en though it...Nearer, my God, to Thee — Nearer to Thee ! Though like a wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness comes over me, My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer,... | |
 | Thomas Vincent Fosbery - 1858 - 218 pages
...truth and grace, Teach us that death to shun, Lest we be banish'd from thy face, 109. p. M. NEARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! E'en though it be...Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee." Though like a wanderer The sun goes down, Darkness comes over me — My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'll be... | |
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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... 
