Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: A sweetly solemn thought
Topic: Home/Evening Hymns
Writer: Alice Carey
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1195
Page Number: 717, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsA sweetly solemn thought,
Comes to me o'er and o'er,
To-day, I'm nearer to my home
Than e'er I've been before.
Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be,
And nearer to the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea;
Nearer the bound of life,
Where falls my burden down;
Nearer to where I leave my cross,
And where I gain my crown.
Saviour, confirm my trust,
Complete my faith in thee;
And let me feel as if I stood
Close on eternity;
Feel as if now my feet
Were slipping o'er the brink;
For I may now be nearer home,
Much nearer than I think.