HYMN OF THE MONTH: Nearer, My God, To Thee (The Catholic Verses)
  • Don9of11Don9of11
    Posts: 850
    Did Catholics once sing a different version of Nearer, My God, to Thee?

    For nearly seventy years, American Catholic hymnals replaced Sarah Adams' famous text with a unique Sacred Heart adaptation that reshaped the hymn into a powerful prayer of devotion and reparation.

    Join me this month as we uncover this forgotten chapter of Catholic hymnody and explore how one of Christianity's most beloved melodies became a vehicle for catechesis through melody and Eucharistic faith.

    Please visit Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns

    https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/catholic-nearer-my-god-to-thee/
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  • Liam
    Posts: 5,670
    Thank you. I am American, not of the British Isles, but I've long believed that the achingly plaintive HORBURY is a far finer tune than BETHANY, fine enough as BETHANY is itself. And for the Sacred Heart, an achingly plaintive register is apt.

    (With the Adams text): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYmyZCxNCX4
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  • oldhymnsoldhymns
    Posts: 276
    This is an extremely interesting and well-documented article about Nearer My God to Thee. I did not know about the Catholic version with the Sacred Heart verses. I noted yesterday that the CREDO hymnal includes this hymn, although not the Catholic verses. Certainly this is a very appropriate hymn for funerals.
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