Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#563

563. One sweetly solemn thought

1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er;
I am nearer my home today
Than e'er I've been before;

2 Nearer the Father's house,
Where many mansions be,
Nearer the throne where Jesus reigns,
Nearer the crystal sea.

3 Nearer the bound of life
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer leaving the cross of grief,
Nearer gaining the crown.

4 But lying darkly between,
And winding through the night,
Flows on the deep and unknown stream,
That leads me to the light.

5 Jesus, perfect my trust,
Strengthen the hand of my faith,
And be Thou near me when I stand
Upon the shore of death.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: One sweetly solemn thought
• Author: Phoebe Cary (1852)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Death: Confidence in; Funerals; Today
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SUNSET
• Composer: R. S. Ambrose
• Meter: S. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.