Cherokee Primer Book Cherokee Songs 1888
Nearer My God to Thee
1 ᎾᎥ ᏫᎬᎷᏥ ᏍᎬᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᏇᎵᎯᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏆᏘᏁᎦ, ᎠᏇᎳᏲᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᎥ' ᎬᎷᏤᏗ ᎾᎥ ᏫᎬᎷᏥ ᏍᏆᏁᎳᏅ'.
1 nav wigvlutsi sgvnelanvhi, aquelihisgvi aquatinega, aquelayosgoi nav' gvlutsedi nav wiholutsi squanelanv'.
2 ᎡᏙᎯᏳᎢᏎ ᏧᎵᏏᏁᎢ, ᏅᏯ ᏧᎵᎫᏍᏔᎮ ᎤᏒᎯᎲ' ᏥᎤᎪᏩᏛᎮ' ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏴᏩᏠ ᎦᎸᎶ Ꭶ.Ꮓ ᏠᎩ ᎠᏴᏩᏢ.Ꭲ
2 edohiyuise tsulisinei, nvya tsuligustahe usvhihv' tsiugowadvhe' yihowa uyvwatlo galvlo ga.no tlogi ayvwatlv.i
3 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏙᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᏏᏁ ᎡᎶ' ᎤᎦᏯᏙᏛ Ꮣ.ᏆᏚᏫᏍᏗ, ᎦᎸᎶ ᏗᏦᎸ ᎡᎯᏅᎵ ᎿᏉ ᎠᎩᎧ.ᎳᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏓ.ᏅᏛ
3 nasgiya gedohi aqualisine elo' ugayadodv da.quaduwisdi, galvlo ditsolv ehinvli hnaquo agika.lasdadisgi aquada.nvdv
4 ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᏃ ᎠᏰᏥᏌ ᏓᎬᎸᏉᏔᏂ ᏍᎩᏴᏍ.ᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᏇᎵᎯᏍᏙᏔᏅᏃ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏯᎾᎥ' ᏮᏛᏆᏘᏃᎵ ᏗᏦᎸᎢ.
4 aquadanvdono ayetsisa dagvlvquotani sgiyvs.dotanv aquelihisdotanvno utli iyanav' wvdvquatinoli ditsolvi.
5 ᎦᎵᏫᏛᎲᏃ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏙ ᏗᎦᏕtᏍᏅ' ᎦᏂᎩᏒ', 'ᏏᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎦᎢᏒ' ᎾᎥ' ᏫᎬᎷᏥ ᏍᏆᏁᎳᏅ'.
5 galiwidvhvno galvladi nvdo digadetsnv' ganigisv', 'siaqualisdesdi galvlo gaisv' nav' wigvlutsi squanelanv'.
6 ᏣᏤᎵᎪ' ᎨᏒ ᏧᏁᎩᏴ' ᎾᎥ ᏗᏦᎸᎢ ᏫᏥᎷᏨ' ᏩᏆᏂᏗᏖᏍᏗ ᎬᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏃᏒ ᏍᎩᏙᎵᏨ ᏍᏆᏁᎳᏅ'.
6 tsatseligo' gesv tsunegiyv' nav ditsolvi witsilutsv' waquaniditesdi gvlvquodisgvi, nosv sgidolitsv squanelanv'.