Nearer, My God, to Thee Flute Notes with Letters
Letter notes for flute, with the words under each note. Starts E D C C A A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
Gnear-CerEtoDThee!
EE'enDthoughCitCbeAaAcrossGthatCBrais-DethCme,
GStillAallGmyGsongEshallGbe,
Gnear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoDThee.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
GNear-CBerDtoCThee!
Key: G major (the original key).
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
Dnear-GerBtoAThee!
BE'enAthoughGitGbeEaEcrossDthatGF♯rais-AethGme,
DStillEallDmyDsongBshallDbe,
Dnear-Eer,DmyDGod,BtoAThee.
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
DNear-GF♯erAtoGThee!
Key: F major.
ANear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoDThee,
Cnear-FerAtoGThee!
AE'enGthoughFitFbeDaDcrossCthatFErais-GethFme,
CStillDallCmyCsongAshallCbe,
Cnear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoGThee.
ANear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoDThee,
CNear-FEerGtoFThee!
Key: B♭ major.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
Fnear-B♭erDtoCThee!
DE'enCthoughB♭itB♭beGaGcrossFthatB♭Arais-CethB♭me,
FStillGallFmyFsongDshallFbe,
Fnear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoCThee.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
FNear-B♭AerCtoB♭Thee!
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s flute sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
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
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