Throughout history, believers have yearned for a sense of the presence of God–a “ladder to heaven”–in their lives. The Bible is filled with stories of God’s love and grace and of ordinary people called to be disciples.In Matthew 18:20, Jesus promises “where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among […]
Continue readingQuick Navigation Nearer my God to Thee – Introduction of the HymnClick below for Nearer my God to Thee LyricsNearer my God to Thee: Hymn of the Week Radio Show EpisodeReading of Nearer my God to Thee LyricsBackground of Nearer my God to TheePopular in the United States and in EnglandSarah Flower’s MarriageActress, Playwright and […]
Continue readingNearer my God to TheeBy Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848)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.(Refrain) Nearer, my God, to Thee,Nearer to Thee.Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,Darkness be over me, my rest a stone.Yet […]
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