{"slug": "nearer-my-god-to-thee", "title": "Nearer, My God, to Thee", "first_line": "Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee", "author": "sarah-f-adams", "author_date": "1841", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Anticipation", "Atonement", "Cross", "Darkness, Spiritual", "Eternal Life", "Fellowship", "Gratitude", "Heaven", "Invitation (Faithful's to God)", "Jesus", "Love", "Presence", "Rest", "Solitude (with God even when alone)"], "scripture": ["Ephesians 2:13-22", "Hebrews 7:16-19"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "adams-1841", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:200 (line 25355). Words st.1-2 Sarah F. Adams 1841 (d. 1848); st.3-5 Hervey D. Ganse (d. 1891); st.6 Edward H. Bickersteth Jr. (d. 1906). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Near -- er, my God, to Thee, near -- er to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that rais -- eth me, Still all my song shall be, near -- er, my God, to Thee. Near -- er, my God, to Thee, Near -- er to Thee!", "prose": ["Nearer, my God, to Thee,", "nearer to Thee!", "E'en though it be a cross", "that raiseth me,", "Still all my song shall be,", "nearer, my God, to Thee.", "Nearer, my God, to Thee,", "Nearer to Thee!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Though like the wan -- der -- er, the sun gone down, Dark -- ness be o -- ver me, my rest a stone. Yet in my dreams I'd be near -- er, my God to Thee. Near -- er, my God, to Thee, Near -- er to Thee!", "prose": ["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!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Near -- er, my Lord, to thee, Near -- er to thee! Who to the cross didst come, Dy -- ing for me! Streng -- then my wil -- ling feet, Hold me in ser -- vice sweet, Near -- er, my God, to Thee, Near -- er to Thee!", "prose": ["Nearer, my Lord, to thee,", "Nearer to thee!", "Who to the cross didst come,", "Dying for me!", "Strengthen my willing feet,", "Hold me in service sweet,", "Nearer, my God, to Thee,", "Nearer to Thee!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Near -- er, O Com -- for -- ter, Near -- er to thee! Who with my lov -- ing Lord Dwel -- lest with me! Grant me thy fel -- low -- ship! Help me each day to keep, Near -- er, my God, to Thee, Near -- er to Thee!", "prose": ["Nearer, O Comforter,", "Nearer to thee!", "Who with my loving Lord", "Dwellest with me!", "Grant me thy fellowship!", "Help me each day to keep,", "Nearer, my God, to Thee,", "Nearer to Thee!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "But to be near -- er still, Bring me, O God, Not by the vis -- ioned steeps An -- gels have trod. Here where thy cross I see, Je -- sus, I wait for thee, Then ev -- er -- more to be Near -- er to Thee!", "prose": ["But to be nearer still,", "Bring me, O God,", "Not by the visioned steeps", "Angels have trod.", "Here where thy cross I see,", "Jesus, I wait for thee,", "Then evermore to be", "Nearer to Thee!"]}, "6": {"prose": ["There in my Father's home, safe and at rest,", "There in my Savior's love, perfectly blest;", "Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee,", "Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}