:E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me;:Still all my song shall be nearer, my God, to Thee,::Chorus: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
: Even though it be a cross that raiseth me;: Still all my song would be nearer, my God, to Thee,: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!