Author—Sarah F. Adams, 1805–1848 Composer—Lowell Mason, 1792–1872 Tune Name—“Bethany” Meter—64.64.6664 Scripture Reference—Genesis 28:10–22 Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. James 4:8 “Nearer, My God, to Thee” is generally considered by students of hymnology to be the finest hymn ever written by any woman hymnwriter. Sarah Flower Adams was born at Harlow, England, on February 22, 1805. She died at the early age of forty-three. In this brief lifetime, however,