The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7117

7117. We Are Nearing

1. We are drifting towards the waters
Of a calm and tranquil sea,
And we soon shall anchor safely
In that port where we should be.

Refrain
We are nearing, we are nearing,
Nearing the golden strand;
We are nearing, we are nearing,
Nearing the soul’s bright land.

2. We are drifting from the sorrows
That for us will soon be o’er;
We are drifting from the trials
That will vex the heart no more. [Refrain]

3. We are drifting from the shadows
Into pure and perfect day;
’Tis the Savior guides our vessel,
And His presence cheers our way. [Refrain]

4. Oh, the morning and the meeting,
When our happy souls shall rest,
By the fount of life eternal,
With the ransomed ever blest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are drifting towards the waters
• Title: We Are Nearing
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1897)
• Refrain First Line: We are nearing, we are nearing
• Language: English
• Source: Winning Songs, by John Sweney, William J. Kirkpatrick, & Henry L. Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are drifting towards the waters]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Incipit: 33234 43121 25123
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain