Nearer, My God, 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,

Sarah Flower Adams (1805–48), British poet. Nearer, My God, to Thee (l. 8–13). . .

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006 (message contributor)