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title: Nearer to Thee (Second Tune)
key: G
time: 4/4
tempo: 88
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[Phrase 1]
L: Near - er, my God, to Thee,
S: s, :- | s, :d | d :-.t, | t, :- | s, :- | r :m | r :- | d :-
A: s, :- | s, :s, | s, :-.s, | s, :- | s, :- | s, :s, | s, :- | - :-
T: m :- | m :m | f :-.f | f :- | f :- | f :f | f :- | m :-
B: d, :- | d :d | r :-.r | r :- | t, :- | t, :t, | t, :- | d :-

[Phrase 2]
L: E'en though it be a cross that rais - eth me,
S: m :- | s :s | s :-.f | f :m | m :- | r :l, | t, :- | s, :-
A: d :- | d :t,.ta, | l, :-.l, | l, :s, | fe, :- | fe, :fe, | s, :- | f, :-
T: s :- | s :s | d :-.d | d :- | l, :- | r :r | r :- | - :-
B: d, :- | m, :m, | f, :-.f, | f, :d, | r, :- | r, :r, | s, :- | t, :-

[Phrase 3]
L: Still all my song shall be,
S: s, :- | s, :d | d :-.t, | t, :- | s, :- | r :m | r :-.d | d :-
A: m, :- | s, :s, | s, :-.s, | s, :- | s, :- | s, :s, | s, :-.s, | s, :-
T: m :- | m :m | f :-.f | f :- | f :r | f :f | f :-.m | m :-
B: d :- | d :d | r :-.r | r :- | t, :- | t, :t, | d :-.d | d :-

[Phrase 4]
L: Near - er, my God, to Thee, near - er to Thee!
S: m :- | s :se | l :-.d | d :r | m :- | r :-.d | d :- | - :-
A: d :- | ta, :ta, | l, :-.la, | la, :- | s, :- | f, :-.f, | m, :- | - :-
T: s :- | d :d | d :-.d | d :- | d :- | t, :-.d | d :- | - :-
B: d, :- | m, :m, | f, :-.f, | f, :- | s, :- | s, :-.s, | d, :- | - :-