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Nearer My God To Thee
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Aug 7, 2026 updated
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Katherine Jenkins performs the classic hymn "Nearer My God to Thee," a beloved Christian song that expresses a deep longing for closeness to God through every circumstance. The lyrics speak of drawing nearer to God even when facing crosses or hardships, trusting that trials are sent in mercy and lead to heaven. The song references the biblical story of Jacob's dream at Bethel, where a stone becomes a pillow and a ladder connects earth to heaven. It conveys themes of faith, surrender, and hope, finding comfort in the promise of being closer to God both in life and beyond.
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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, my God, to Thee, nearer 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,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer 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,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!