"Nearer, My God, to Thee" is one of the hymns families most often choose for a funeral or thanksgiving service. The words below are free to print in an order of service.
In our starting orders of service it appears as: Communion hymn in the Catholic order. Your minister has the final say on where it is sung.
Words
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.
Refrain: 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, my God, to Thee.
There let the way appear, steps unto Heav’n; All that Thou sendest me, in mercy giv’n; Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, 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, my God, to Thee.
Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I’ll fly, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.
Hymn books differ by a word here and there. Check these words against the book your church uses.
Print it in a programme
When you choose this hymn in Homegoing, its words are added to the booklet for you. You can also paste your church's own version. See the orders of service by church.