Nearer, My God, to TheeWORDS: Sarah F. Adams, pub.1841; v. 6 by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr. MUSIC: “Bethany”; Lowell Mason, 1856. Public Domain.2018-06-11JoelSibelius 8.3.0Direct export, not from DoletSibelius / MusicXML 3.0215.913841791138481818181490400.937550.93751.562551.56251.56251.250.93751.2551.56250.93751.56251.56251.56250.6251.56250.6257560Nearer, My God, to TheeWORDS: Sarah F. Adams, pub.1841; v. 6 by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr. MUSIC: “Bethany”; Lowell Mason, 1856. Public Domain.My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psa. 42:2
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