// !Mup vs. 6.8 - http://www.arkkra.com // The hymn produced by this source code is believed to be // in the public domain in the United States of America. // This source code is donated to the public domain. // // Hymn Source: The Cyberhymnal // http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/n/m/g/nmgtthee.htm // // // Transcribed by: Ted Gatza, Jr. 08/04/2022 // HymnsToGod.org // ****************************************** top title (100)"" title bold (19) "" "Nearer, My God, To Thee" "" title (11)"" title (11) "" "\f(TI)But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord" "" title (11) "" "\f(TI)Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. - Ps. 73:28" "" title (11) "" title (11) "F - 4 - MI" "" "" title (13) "Sarah F. Adams, 1841" "" "Lowell Mason, 1856" title (13) "Vs. 6 Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr." "" "" footer title (11) "" "Public Domain" "HymnsToGod.org" score label="" packexp = 0.0 packfact = 0.5 pad = 1 vscheme = 2f staffsep = 18 //adjust as needed staffscale=1.0 scorepad=6 scoresep=6,6 scale = 1.75 //adjust as needed lyricssize = 16 //adjust as needed pageheight=7.5 pagewidth=10.0 topmargin=.200 bottommargin=.200 withfontfamily=palatino noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie" staffs=2 time=4/4 key=1& staff 2 key=1& clef=bass // **************************************** block newpage music //define macros //Lyrics define VS lyrics between 1&2: @ define DSVS lyrics below 2: @ //Chorus define CHORUS ital (13) above 1: 1 "Chorus"; @ define REFRAIN ital (13) above 1: 1 "Refrain"; @ //Fermatas define SFERM(COUNT) mussym (9) above 1: COUNT "ferm"; @ define BFERM(COUNT) mussym (9) below 2: COUNT "uferm"; @ //Time Signature define P1 [pad5; =t]@ define P2 [=s]@ define TIME print (t.w - 2, t.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; // Adjust t.w - 2 as needed on all 4 lines print (t.w -2, t.y -4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; // Adjust the \s(Number) as needed on all 4 lines print (t.w - 2, s.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; print (t.w -2, s.y -4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; @ // set midi midi all: 0 "temp=90"; //Enter music bar // Remove this page in PDF editor newpage //========================= //Verse 1 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; // VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; // VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; // VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; // VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; // VS "wan-der-er,"; // VS "way ap-pear,"; // VS "wak-ing thoughts"; // VS "joy-ful wing"; // VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; VS "Near-er to"; // VS "The sun gone"; // VS "Steps un-to"; // VS "Bright with Thy"; // VS "Cleav-ing the"; // VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; VS "Thee!"; // VS "down."; // VS "Heav'n;"; // VS "praise,"; // VS "sky,"; // VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "E'en though it"; // VS "Dark-ness be"; // VS "All that Thou"; // VS "Out of my"; // VS "Sun, moon, and"; // VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "be a cross"; // VS "o-ver me,"; // VS "send-est me,"; // VS "ston-y griefs"; // VS "stars for-got,"; // VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "That rais-eth"; // VS "My rest a"; // VS "In mer-cy"; // VS "Beth-el I'll"; // VS "Up-ward I'll"; // VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "me,"; // VS "stone."; // VS "given;"; // VS "raise;"; // VS "fly,"; // VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; VS "Still all my"; // VS "Yet in my"; // VS "An-gels to"; // VS "So by my"; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; VS "song shall be,"; // VS "dreams I'd be"; // VS "beck-on me"; // VS "woes to be"; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Verse 1"; endbar newpage //==================== //Verse 2 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; // VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; // VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; // VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; // VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "God, to Thee,"; VS "wan-der-er,"; // VS "way ap-pear,"; // VS "wak-ing thoughts"; // VS "joy-ful wing"; // VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; // VS "Near-er to"; VS "The sun gone"; // VS "Steps un-to"; // VS "Bright with Thy"; // VS "Cleav-ing the"; // VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; // VS "Thee!"; VS "down."; // VS "Heav'n;"; // VS "praise,"; // VS "sky,"; // VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; // VS "E'en though it"; VS "Dark-ness be"; // VS "All that Thou"; // VS "Out of my"; // VS "Sun, moon, and"; // VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "be a cross"; VS "o-ver me,"; // VS "send-est me,"; // VS "ston-y griefs"; // VS "stars for-got,"; // VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; // VS "That rais-eth"; VS "My rest a"; // VS "In mer-cy"; // VS "Beth-el I'll"; // VS "Up-ward I'll"; // VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; // VS "me,"; VS "stone."; // VS "given;"; // VS "raise;"; // VS "fly,"; // VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; // VS "Still all my"; VS "Yet in my"; // VS "An-gels to"; // VS "So by my"; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; // VS "song shall be,"; VS "dreams I'd be"; // VS "beck-on me"; // VS "woes to be"; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Verse 2"; endbar newpage //==================== //Verse 3 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; // VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; // VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; // VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "God, to Thee,"; // VS "wan-der-er,"; VS "way ap-pear,"; // VS "wak-ing thoughts"; // VS "joy-ful wing"; // VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; // VS "Near-er to"; // VS "The sun gone"; VS "Steps un-to"; // VS "Bright with Thy"; // VS "Cleav-ing the"; // VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; // VS "Thee!"; // VS "down."; VS "Heav'n;"; // VS "praise,"; // VS "sky,"; // VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; // VS "E'en though it"; // VS "Dark-ness be"; VS "All that Thou"; // VS "Out of my"; // VS "Sun, moon, and"; // VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "be a cross"; // VS "o-ver me,"; VS "send-est me,"; // VS "ston-y griefs"; // VS "stars for-got,"; // VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; // VS "That rais-eth"; // VS "My rest a"; VS "In mer-cy"; // VS "Beth-el I'll"; // VS "Up-ward I'll"; // VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; // VS "me,"; // VS "stone."; VS "given;"; // VS "raise;"; // VS "fly,"; // VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Yet in my"; VS "An-gels to"; // VS "So by my"; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "dreams I'd be"; VS "beck-on me"; // VS "woes to be"; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Verse 3"; endbar newpage //==================== //Verse 4 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; // VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; // VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; // VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "God, to Thee,"; // VS "wan-der-er,"; // VS "way ap-pear,"; VS "wak-ing thoughts"; // VS "joy-ful wing"; // VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; // VS "Near-er to"; // VS "The sun gone"; // VS "Steps un-to"; VS "Bright with Thy"; // VS "Cleav-ing the"; // VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; // VS "Thee!"; // VS "down."; // VS "Heav'n;"; VS "praise,"; // VS "sky,"; // VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; // VS "E'en though it"; // VS "Dark-ness be"; // VS "All that Thou"; VS "Out of my"; // VS "Sun, moon, and"; // VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "be a cross"; // VS "o-ver me,"; // VS "send-est me,"; VS "ston-y griefs"; // VS "stars for-got,"; // VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; // VS "That rais-eth"; // VS "My rest a"; // VS "In mer-cy"; VS "Beth-el I'll"; // VS "Up-ward I'll"; // VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; // VS "me,"; // VS "stone."; // VS "given;"; VS "raise;"; // VS "fly,"; // VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Yet in my"; // VS "An-gels to"; VS "So by my"; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "dreams I'd be"; // VS "beck-on me"; VS "woes to be"; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Verse 4"; endbar newpage //==================== //Verse 5 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; // VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; // VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; // VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "God, to Thee,"; // VS "wan-der-er,"; // VS "way ap-pear,"; // VS "wak-ing thoughts"; VS "joy-ful wing"; // VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; // VS "Near-er to"; // VS "The sun gone"; // VS "Steps un-to"; // VS "Bright with Thy"; VS "Cleav-ing the"; // VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; // VS "Thee!"; // VS "down."; // VS "Heav'n;"; // VS "praise,"; VS "sky,"; // VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; // VS "E'en though it"; // VS "Dark-ness be"; // VS "All that Thou"; // VS "Out of my"; VS "Sun, moon, and"; // VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "be a cross"; // VS "o-ver me,"; // VS "send-est me,"; // VS "ston-y griefs"; VS "stars for-got,"; // VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; // VS "That rais-eth"; // VS "My rest a"; // VS "In mer-cy"; // VS "Beth-el I'll"; VS "Up-ward I'll"; // VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; // VS "me,"; // VS "stone."; // VS "given;"; // VS "raise;"; VS "fly,"; // VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Yet in my"; // VS "An-gels to"; // VS "So by my"; VS "Still all my"; // VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "dreams I'd be"; // VS "beck-on me"; // VS "woes to be"; VS "song shall be,"; // VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Verse 5"; endbar newpage //==================== //Verse 6 //1 1: P1 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: P2 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: P2 2f; 4s;; TIME // VS "<1. >-1|Near-er, my"; // VS "<2. >-1|Though like the"; // VS "<3. >-1|There let the"; // VS "<4. >-1|Then, with my"; // VS "<5. >-1|Or, if on"; VS "<6. >-1|There in my"; bar //2 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "God, to Thee,"; // VS "wan-der-er,"; // VS "way ap-pear,"; // VS "wak-ing thoughts"; // VS "joy-ful wing"; VS "Fa-ther's home,"; bar newscore //3 1 1: 2c; 4fc; ac; 1 2: 2c; 4s;; 2: 2af-; 4fa-; ff-; // VS "Near-er to"; // VS "The sun gone"; // VS "Steps un-to"; // VS "Bright with Thy"; // VS "Cleav-ing the"; VS "Safe and at"; bar //4 1: 1gc; 2: 1ec; // VS "Thee!"; // VS "down."; // VS "Heav'n;"; // VS "praise,"; // VS "sky,"; VS "rest,"; bar newscore //5 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; // VS "E'en though it"; // VS "Dark-ness be"; // VS "All that Thou"; // VS "Out of my"; // VS "Sun, moon, and"; VS "There in my"; bar //6 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; // VS "be a cross"; // VS "o-ver me,"; // VS "send-est me,"; // VS "ston-y griefs"; // VS "stars for-got,"; VS "Sav-ior's love,"; bar newscore //7 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; // VS "That rais-eth"; // VS "My rest a"; // VS "In mer-cy"; // VS "Beth-el I'll"; // VS "Up-ward I'll"; VS "Per-fect-ly"; bar //8 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; // VS "me,"; // VS "stone."; // VS "given;"; // VS "raise;"; // VS "fly,"; VS "blest;"; bar newscore //9 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bf; af; // VS "Still all my"; // VS "Yet in my"; // VS "An-gels to"; // VS "So by my"; // VS "Still all my"; VS "Age af-ter"; bar //10 1: 4.c+f; 8af; 2c+f; 2: 4.af; 8c+f; 2af; // VS "song shall be,"; // VS "dreams I'd be"; // VS "beck-on me"; // VS "woes to be"; // VS "song shall be,"; VS "age to be,"; bar newscore //11 1: 2c+f; 4d+f; c+f; 2: 2af; 4bb-; af; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //12 1: 4.c+g; 8ac; 2gc; 2 1: 4.ge; 8f; 2ec; 2 2: 4.s; 8f; 2s; VS "God, to Thee."; bar newscore //13 1: 2ac; 4gb-; fa-; 2 1: 2f; 4ec; fd; 2 2: 2f; 4s;; VS "Near-er, my"; bar //14 1: 4.fd; 8db-; 2; 2: 4.bb-; 8fb-; 2; VS "God, to Thee,"; bar newscore //15 1: 4ca- slur; fc; ec; gc; 2 1: 4f slur; a; gc; bc; 2 2: 2c; 4s;; VS "Near-er to"; bar //16 1: 1fc; 2: 1af-; VS "Thee!"; //==================== right (131, 1.5) "End of Hymn"; endbar