On this page you will find recordings and sheet music of the beautiful hymn, Nearer, my God, to Thee. The words were written by Sarah Flower Adams (1805 – 1848) and the famous hymn tune ‘Bethany’ was composed by Lowell Mason, (1792 – 1872) to accompany her text.
Many films about the sinking of the Titantic depict this hymn as being the last piece played by the ship’s string band. Sadly all of the ships’ musicians died when the vessel sank off the coast of Newfoundland, on its maiden voyage to New York, on April 15, 1912.
Sheet music arrangement of the hymn Nearer my God, to Thee, for piano and voice by Jonathan Slatter
Here’s a recording of a string arrangement of Nearer my God to Thee, by Jonathan Slatter.
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