---
title: Nearer My God to Thee (Horbury)
key: Eb
time: 4/4
tempo: 80
---

[Phrase 1]
L: Near - er, my God, to Thee,
S: d :r :m | s :-.f :m | m :_r.m_ :f | m :- :-
A: d :d :d | d :-.d :d | d :d :t, | d :- :-
T: m :f :s | l :-.l :s | s :s :s | s :- :-
B: d :d :d | d :-.d :d | s, :s, :s, | d :- :-

[Phrase 2]
L: near - er to Thee!
S: [Key=Bb]l, :r :r | d :-.t, :l,
A: [Key=Bb]r, :r,.m, :f, | m, :-.m, :m,
T: [Key=Bb]l, :f,.s, :l,.t, | d :-.r :d
B: [Key=Bb]f, :r, :r, | l, :-.l, :l,

[Phrase 3]
L: E'en though it be a cross that rais - eth me,
S: l, :se,.l, :t, | [Key=Eb]m :- :s | s :ta :l | s :-.s :f.r
A: m, :m, :m, | [Key=Eb]m, :t, :- | d :r :d | d :-.l, :t,
T: d :t,.d :r | [Key=Eb]s :- :f | m :f :-.r | m :-.m :r.f
B: m, :m, :m, | [Key=Eb]m :- :r | d :ta :f, | s, :-.s, :s,

[Phrase 4]
L: Still all my song shall be, near - er, my God, to Thee,
S: d :r :m.s | s :-.f :m | m :r.d :r | d :- :-
A: d :d :d | d :-.d :d | d :s, :s, | s, :- :-
T: m :f :s.ta | l :-.l :s | s :m :f | m :- :-
B: d :d :d | f, :-.f, :d | s, :s, :s, | d :- :-