The minister was preaching and the crowd was standing near
The congregation was singing a tune in a voice that was loud and clear
You know the crowd that stood around him, they were crying, I could plainly see
For the song that they sang was touching, they were singing, nearer, my God, to Thee
Oh, nearer, my God, to Thee, oh, nearer, nearer to Thee
They kept on singing, nearer, my God, nearer, my God, to Thee
Oh Lord, they kept on singing, nearer, my God, nearer, nearer to Thee
They kept on singing, nearer, my God, nearer, my God, to Thee
Oh yes, they did, songs have a feeling, there's a story in every song that we sing
Songs have been known to lift heavy burdens, in all of our troubles, to God we all depend
And if we're Christians, we ought not to be ashamed, to lift our voices in my Jesus' name
We ought to be able, oh God, to sing, nearer, my God, to Thee
Oh, help me, Lord, to lift our voices and sing, nearer, nearer, nearer to Thee
Yes, I want to get nearer to Thee, when I get lonely, I can sing, nearer, my God, to Thee
Yes, I can, I just bow down and sing, nearer, nearer, nearer, nearer, nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, nearer, nearer, nearer, nearer, my God, to Thee