Sarah Flower Adams
Hymns of comfort speak directly to the bereaved — assurance, rest, and the hope of reunion. They are commonly sung after tributes, when grief in the room is at its heaviest, and are among the most requested hymns for funeral brochures in both English and Twi.
Verse 1
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!
Verse 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, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Verse 3
There let the way appear, steps unto Heav'n; All that Thou sendest me, in mercy giv'n; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Verse 4
Then, with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Verse 5
Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!