Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God! to thee,--
Nearer to thee.
Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, 1841.
312 Hope. 6s & 4s.
(582) Parting with the World.
Fade, fade, each earthly joy,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God! to thee,--
Nearer to thee.
Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, 1841.
(582) Parting with the World.
Fade, fade, each earthly joy,