When was "Nearer, My God, to Thee" written?

Published in 1841; the standard tune is "Bethany".

What key is "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in?

F major, 4/4 time, around 72 BPM. DomiSol can transpose it to any key in one click.

Is "Nearer, My God, to Thee" free to use?

Text Sarah Flower Adams, d. 1848, first published 1841. Tune BETHANY by Lowell Mason, d. 1872, first published 1856. Melody line only, set from the tune as Mason published it in 1856, so no harmonisation is reproduced.

Can I get "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in tonic solfa?

Yes — the same score is published in tonic solfa too, and DomiSol shows either notation from one file.

Key of F · 4/4 · 72 BPM

Hymn library · jianpu

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Words: Sarah Flower Adams (1841). Tune: Bethany, Lowell Mason (1856).

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Jianpu 1 = F

| 3 - 2 1 | 1 6, 6, - | 5, - 1 3 | 2 - - - |
| 3 - 2 1 | 1 6, 6, - | 5, 1 7, 2 | 1 - - - |
| 5 - 6 5 | 5 3 5 - | 5 - 6 5 | 5 3 2 - |
| 3 - 2 1 | 1 6, 6, - | 5, 1 7, 2 | 1 - - - |

Text approximation, open in DomiSol for proper octave dots and beamed underlines.

Lyrics

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!
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dream I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
There let the way appear, steps unto heaven;
All that thou sendest me, in mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
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,
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

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Frequently asked

Who wrote "Nearer, My God, to Thee"?: Words: Sarah Flower Adams (1841). Tune: Bethany, Lowell Mason (1856).
When was "Nearer, My God, to Thee" written?: Published in 1841; the standard tune is "Bethany".
What key is "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in?: F major, 4/4 time, around 72 BPM. DomiSol can transpose it to any key in one click.
Is "Nearer, My God, to Thee" free to use?: Text Sarah Flower Adams, d. 1848, first published 1841. Tune BETHANY by Lowell Mason, d. 1872, first published 1856. Melody line only, set from the tune as Mason published it in 1856, so no harmonisation is reproduced.
Can I get "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in tonic solfa?: Yes — the same score is published in tonic solfa too, and DomiSol shows either notation from one file.

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