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 to Thee!
Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams
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Bright jewels of the mine?
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