André Rieu, over 500 brass players & the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" live in Amsterdam * * * * * * * "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, based loosely on Genesis 28:11--19, the story of Jacob's dream. The original lyrics to the hymn are as follows: * * * * * * * E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me; Still all my..