Nearer, My God, to Thee: notes for 9 instruments
“Nearer, my God, to Thee…” Pick your instrument. Each page shows the notes in the easiest key that fits it, with a play-along player and a print sheet.
- PianoLetters · G majorD4–E5 Medium
- KalimbaTabs · F majorC4–D5 Medium
- RecorderLetters · G majorD4–E5 Medium
- FluteLetters · C majorG4–A5 Medium
- ViolinLetters · C majorG4–A5 Medium
- ClarinetLetters · C major (written)G3–A4 Medium
- TrumpetValves · F major (written)C4–D5 Medium
- Alto SaxLetters · G major (written)D4–E5 Medium
- HarmonicaTabs · F majorC5–D6 Medium
Not on bells & xylophone: no key keeps every note on that instrument without sharps, flats or bends.
Words (first verse)
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!
About this song
- Melody
- Tune BETHANY (MASON), Lowell Mason, 1856
- Words
- Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), 1841 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1856, words 1841: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys