 E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 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...  Poetry as a Representative Art: An Essay in Comparative Aesthetics - Page 73by George Lansing Raymond - 1899 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee. Though like a wanderer, Daylight all gone, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams, I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee. There let the way appear Steps up to heaven ; All that... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Anthems - 1841 - 132 pages
...would be, 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 — Nearer to thee ! There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ;... | |
 | 1854 - 744 pages
...song shall be, 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, Nearer to thee! There let the way appear Steps unto heaven; All that... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Hymns, English - 1845 - 124 pages
...would be, 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 — Nearer to thee ! There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...would be, 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 — Nearer to thee ! There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All... | |
 | Thomas SADLER (Ph.D.), John Fothergill Waterhouse Ware - Sick - 1848 - 208 pages
...shall be, — 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, Nearer to thee ! There let the way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1901 - 688 pages
...' Nearer, my God, to Thee,' read : — Though like the wanderer— The sun gone down, Darkness come over me, My rest a stone — Yet in my dreams I 'd be, &c. ? The " nominative absolute " in the third line seems to clear up the difficulty, and my impression... | |
 | Hymns - 1849 - 478 pages
...shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 2 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 to Thee ! 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - Unitarian churches - 1852 - 674 pages
...would be, Nearer, my God, to thee — Nearer to thee ! 2 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 — 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All that thou sendest me, In mercy given : Angels... | |
 | William Batchelder Bradbury, George Frederick Root - Anthems - 1853 - 378 pages
...to i?r=LjS — Д— Lg— I » » 8SLECTIOH 9. 1. Thongh, like the wanderer, The | nun gone | down, Darkness be over me, My | rest a | stone ; Yet in my | dreams I 'dj be Nearer, my | God, to | Thee,— Nearer to |Tbee! 3. There let the way appear, | Steps unto |... | |
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