Nearer My God to Thee
I Salonisti Lyrics
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It has been a privilege playing with you tonight
The lyrics from "Nearer My God to Thee" by I Salonisti signify the end of an era, a final tribute to a group of players who have shared a unique bond through their music. The song's name is derived from a famous hymn that was popularized in the nineteenth century, and its melancholic tune echoed the sentiments of sailors who faced the end of voyages or soldiers at the end of a war. It evokes the sense that the end is near, and the time has come to say goodbye.
The lyrics themselves express gratitude and appreciation for the camaraderie and shared experiences that have brought the musicians together. The line, "It has been a privilege playing with you tonight," recognizes the rare and special opportunity that they have had to create something beautiful and lasting through their music. The song has a wistful quality, as if the musicians are reluctant to let go of the moment and the connection that they have forged.
Overall, the lyrics of "Nearer My God to Thee" by I Salonisti are a poignant expression of the bonds that music can create and the sense of loss that comes with the end of an era. It speaks to the power of music to bring people together and to create lasting memories and connections that can endure even as time passes.
Line by Line Meaning
Gentlemen
Addressing the group of people whom the singer has been playing music with
It has been a privilege playing with you tonight
Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to make music with the group on this particular occasion
Lyrics © BRASSWORKS MUSIC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Bluewater Music Corp.
Written by: LOWELL MASON, SARAH ADAMS
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M.K.M.
"Nearer My God To Thee" by Sarah Flower Adams.
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!
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
There let the way appear steps unto heav'n;
All that Thou sendest me in mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Then with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
There in my Father’s home, safe and at rest,
There in my Saviour’s love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Wayfarin Stranger
What they didn't show in the movie but what really happened: hundreds of passengers that knew there were no lifeboats left, joined in this hymn and sang loudly as a chorus, to be heard hundreds of feet away in the roaring ocean by the survivors in the lifeboats.
Kyrie Wang
Even more poignant...
Janna Walters
How beautiful and brave they were!
Rodney Samuel
This song is so sad, yet bitter and sweet. Could you imagine what was going through the musicians head while the Titanic sunk slowly.
Lucas Martínez Parra
And so they lived happily together for 300 years... In the land of Tir Na Nog... Land of eternal youth and beauty.
blackcitroenlove
That scene made me lose it entirely
Patricia Helms
They buried my father to this song. And I sang it at his funeral 😔 💔 😢
Sammy Westenberger
R.I.P. James Horner Orchestrated Composer 🎼
M.K.M.
"Nearer My God To Thee" by Sarah Flower Adams.
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!
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
There let the way appear steps unto heav'n;
All that Thou sendest me in mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Then with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
There in my Father’s home, safe and at rest,
There in my Saviour’s love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
Wayfarin Stranger
Thank you, I did not know all the words to this until you showed them here. Never heard some of them.