Nearer my God to Thee

Woven by Welch & Lenton

Reference Number:-  
owe 560  

Silk bookmark with title words, and words of a preyer
The image of this silk
bookmark kindly donated by
Georg Hartong, The Netherlands

Words:

 

nearer my
 
 
God
 
 
to thee

 
 
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 TO THEE.
X
THOUGH, LIKE A WANDERER,
THE SUN GONE DOWN,
DARKNESS COMES OVER ME,
MY REST A STONE:
YET IN MY DREAMS I'D BE
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE,
NEARER TO THEE.
X
THERE LET MY WAY APPEAR
STEPS UNTO HEAVEN,
ALL THAT THOU SENDEST ME
IN MERCY GIVEN:
ANGELS TO BECKON ME
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE,
NEARER TO THEE.
X
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 TO THEE.
X
 

 

Recorded by John High in his unpublished list
Size of Silk:

21.5cm long by 5.5cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Signed: "WELCH & LENTON. COVENTRY" on the back top turnover.
There is also an incomplete diamond registration mark on the reverse pointed end, although this design was not registered:
 
woven credit at the top turnover of this bookmark  incomplete diamond registration mark on the reverse pointed end of this bookmark
 
 

This bookmark is identical to Bollans - recorded as obo560

 

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