The ToneWay® Project: helping people play music


Nearer My God to Thee

Nearer, my 4 God, to Thee, 1 nearer to 5 Thee
1 Even though it 4 be a cross 1 that 5 raiseth 1 me
Still 4 all my 1 songs shall be, near- 4 er, my 1 God, to 5 Thee
1 Nearer, my 4 God, to Thee, 1 nearer 5] to [1 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
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee

Or, if on joyful wings cleaving the sky
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I'll fly
Still all my songs shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee


A song from the The ToneWay Mountain Music Collection, which offers lyrics and free Song Clips (recordings for learning the song by ear) for nearly 400 traditional songs, many of which are often heard in bluegrass and old-time jam circles. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and a free online video series for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com