https://archive.org/details/78_nearer-my-god-to-thee__gbia0000498a [48], CNN's founder Ted Turner, at the launch of the channel in 1980, promised: "We won't be signing off until the world ends. The composer half of the famous British operetta team, Gilbert and Sullivan, he is best known in the hymn world for ST. GERTRUDE (“Onward, Christian Soldiers”). 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. These two variations were both in use for many years, but lately the original version has fallen into disuse, and the 4/4 meter is now normal. FlexScores are available in the Media section below. Find the perfect Nearer My God To Thee stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The first stanza introduces the theme of the hymn, with the repeated phrase “Nearer, my God, to thee.” The second through fourth stanzas are based on the story of Jacob and the ladder to heaven, found in Genesis 28:10-22. #525, Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #466a, Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #466b, Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #100, The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #393, The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #314, 찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #308, 50 Favorites: and July 2013 index of supplement to Evening Light Songs #32, A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! VERSE 2. G D. Nearer, my God, to Thee Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream. Nearer My God To Thee. [51], Christian hymn written by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Baily, Clarence H. "The Wreck of the Valencia", in. [34] The composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert, moved by the Titanic tragedy, wrote six works based on the "Bethany" setting, including an organ fantasia. There are also many inspiring true life stories associated with this hymn. His version includes a musical rendition of the collision between boat and iceberg. [38], Another tale, surrounding the death of President William McKinley in September 1901, quotes his dying words as being the first few lines of the hymn. Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! [49], Among other recordings, Doris Day included the song on her 1962 album You'll Never Walk Alone. All that thou sendest me, In mercy giv’n. [47] William F. Buckley mentions in the introduction to his 1998 book, Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith, that the title was inspired by "Nearer My God to Thee". For example, Violet Jessop said in her 1934 account of the disaster that she had heard the hymn being played;[27] Archibald Gracie IV, however, emphatically denied it in his own account, written soon after the sinking, and wireless operator Harold Bride said that he had heard "Autumn",[28] by which he may have meant Archibald Joyce's then-popular waltz "Songe d'Automne" (Autumn Dream). The 1979 miniseries S. O. S. Titanic featured "Autumn" instead. BETHANY is perhaps the least likely of the three to have actually been played, because the European band members and passengers would have been less familiar with that tune than with PROPIOR DEO or HORBURY, with which this text was known in Britain. Sarah Flower Adams was a Unitarian laywoman who wrote thirteen hymns for a hymnal her pastor, William J. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Hear Thou my prayer.Bishop W. W. How. the admeral. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearer_My_God_to_Thee_(album) Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! E'en 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! It is said to have been inspired by or based loosely on the Biblical reference to Jacob's dream, as was the Rush track " Jacob's Ladder " a century-and-a-half later. CCLI, OneLicense, etc). Mason's tune has also penetrated the British repertoire. The hymn is well known, among other uses, as the alleged last song the band on RMS Titanic played before the ship sank and was sung by the crew and passengers of the SS Valencia as it sank off the Canadian coast in 1906. Lowell Mason wrote the tune BETHANY expressly for this text and published it in 1859 in Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book. Public Domain. ]This was written for the 1861 edition of Morrell & How's Psalms & Hymns where it was given as No. E'en 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! That raiseth me. [7], Wallace Hartley, the ship's band leader, who died when the ship sank (as did all other musicians on board), liked the hymn and had wished to have it performed at his funeral. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! "[32], "Nearer, My God, to Thee" was sung by the doomed crew and passengers of the SS Valencia as it sank off the Canadian coast in 1906, which may be the source of the Titanic legend. Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! [5][6] In the rest of the world, the hymn is usually sung to the 1856 tune "Bethany" by Lowell Mason. 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. It is reported to have been a favorite of Queen Victoria and her son King Edward VII of England, and of U. S. President William McKinley and his successor, Theodore Roosevelt. [37], The hymn even made its way briefly onto the operatic stage. [26], "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic, as some survivors later reported that the ship's string ensemble played the hymn as the vessel sank. E'en though it be a cross that raise'th me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee. Em C. Out of my stony griefs. G C G D G. Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee G C. Then, with my waking thoughts. Fox, was compiling. One of these is “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” It was first published in London by Fox in his Hymns and Anthems in 1841. Nevertheless, all three tunes associated with this text have been featured in films about the Titanic. It was published the year after the Titanic sank. Ballantine, Christopher. angels to beckon me 3 There let the way appear, steps unto heaven; 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 78_nearer-my-god-to-thee_gbia0300192a Location USA Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.9.9 Scanningcenter George Blood, L.P. If this score will be projected or included in a bulletin, usage must be reported to a licensing agent (e.g. It was first set to music by Adams's sister, the composer Eliza Flower, for William Johnson Fox's collection Hymns and Anthems. Size 10.0 Source 78 User_cleaned Kevin Coupe User_metadataentered Brian Fritz User_transferred Brian Fritz After the Titanic struck the iceberg the band began to play bright music, dance music, comic songs – anything that would prevent the passengers from becoming panic-stricken... various awe-stricken passengers began to think of the death that faced them and asked the bandmaster to play hymns. [27] Feature films based on the Titanic disaster depict the band playing various versions of the hymn or other music. [25] In 1955, the English composer and musicologist Sir Jack Westrup composed a setting in the form of an anthem for four soloists with organ accompaniment. still all my song shall be, Ad revenue helps keep us running. Famously supposed to be the last tune the string quartet played on the Titanic (and featuring in the film " https://www.last.fm/music/André+Rieu/_/Nearer+My+God+To+Thee The original version of this tune was in a 6/8 meter, but by 1874 a common time version of the rhythm was also in use. 2. An English clergyman and composer of hymn tunes, two of his best-known melodies are NICEA (“Holy, Holy, Holy”), and MELITA (“Eternal Father, Strong to Save”). Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee, The great ship, at that time the greatest in the world, was on its maiden voyage to New York with a happy, expectant company of over two thousand people including many famous ones. Are parts of this score outside of your desired range? [43] A film called Nearer My God to Thee was made in 1917 in the UK. "Nearer, My God, To Thee" started life as a poem by Sarah Flower Adams, who died in 1848. https://www.amazon.com/Nearer-My-God-Autobiography-Faith/dp/0156006189 His family were certain that he would have used the "Propior Deo" version,[29] and it is this tune's opening notes that appear on Hartley's memorial[28][30] and that were played at his funeral. [4], In the United Kingdom, the hymn is usually associated with the 1861 hymn tune "Horbury" by John Bacchus Dykes, named for a village near Wakefield, England, where Dykes had found "peace and comfort". nearer, my God, to thee; Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me, my rest a stone. Turner commissioned a video recording of the hymn for this purpose, played by a military marching band, which he sometimes played for reporters. "[31] George Orrell, the bandmaster of the rescue ship, RMS Carpathia, who spoke with survivors, related: "The ship's band in any emergency is expected to play to calm the passengers. https://thepianoguys.com/pages/nearer-my-god-to-thee-the-piano-guys https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/nearer-my-god-to-thee The last stanza looks forward to the time when we will come to stand before God in eternal song. ),[9] while its successor Hymns and Psalms of 1983 uses Horbury and "Wilmington" by Erik Routley. Nearer, My God, To Thee Few hymns have been sung in more tragic circumstances than this one on the night of April 14, 1912, on board the sinking Titanic. [33], A dramatic paraphrase of the hymn tune was written for wind band by the Danish composer, Carl Nielsen. [50] The song is also played in episodes of the TV series Orphan Black. #239, A Book of Song and Service: for Sunday school and home #24, A Manual of Worship: for the chapel of Girard College #130, Alexander's Gospel Songs No. "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is associated with the RMS Titanic, as one passenger reported that the ship's band played the hymn as the Titanic sank. [42] The Rough Riders sang the hymn at the burial of their slain comrades after the Battle of Las Guasimas. [8], The Methodist Hymn Book of 1933 includes Horbury and two other tunes, "Nearer To Thee" (American) and "Nearer, My God, To Thee" (T C Gregory, 1901–? Join the PREMIERE of the virtual choir and orchestra performance of this piece TOMORROW from 9-10 a.m. Mountain Time: https:// still all my song shall be, The 1958 film A Night to Remember used the "Horbury" version. nearer, my God, to thee; [35] "Bethany" is also quoted in Charles Ives's fourth symphony. Please enjoy this full version. [Nearness to God desired. At 3:30 pm, in the afternoon of 14 September 1901, after five minutes of silence across the nation, numerous bands across the United States played the hymn, McKinley's favorite, in his memory. Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams I’d be. A separate copy of this score must be purchased for each choir member. Hymns Ancient and Modern included Horbury and "Communion" (S S Wesley),[15] although later versions, including Common Praise, standardise on Horbury. nearer, my God, to thee; 10, based on the tune Horbury. The 1996 miniseries Titanic also features the hymn. nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee; There is a widespread story that this hymn was the last song played by the ship's band as the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, though survivors' accounts disagree on this point. 3. This is the song the band played before the Titanic sank. Public Domain. 4 Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise, A season 3 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street is entitled "Nearer My God to Thee". His father, a Methodist choirmaster, used the "Propior Deo" version at church. [44] In the Max Ophüls 1952 film, Le Plaisir, the French version of the hymn, 'Plus près de toi, mon Dieu,' is sung to the Bethany tune at a first communion service in a country church, causing a group of prostitutes in the congregation to collapse in tears over their lost innocence. HORBURY, written in 1861, is one of John B. Dykes's hymn tunes that is relatively obscure to Americans. This hymn could be used as a closing hymn for a service based on Genesis 28. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. Nearer, My God, to Thee The United Methodist Hymnal Number 528 Text: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 Music: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 Tune: BETHANY, Meter: 64.64.6664 There let the way appear, steps unto heav’n. [36] The French organist Joseph Bonnet wrote "In Memoriam – Titanic", the first of his Douze Pièces, Op. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. [16], Other 19th century settings include those by the Rev. "Charles Ives and the Meaning of Quotation in Music". Even though it be a cross – that raiseth me. E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,