Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: A sweetly solemn thought
Topic: Death/Welcome Approach of
Writer: Phoebe Cary
Composer: I Woodbury
Meter: SM
Tune: Ozrem
Hymn Number: 445
Page Number: 153, 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.