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Text:Nearing the Homeland Shore
Author:James Rowe
Tune:[The ocean of life I am crossing]
Composer:C. Austin Miles

55. Nearing the Homeland Shore

1 The ocean of life I am crossing,
And round me the billows roar;
My boat on the rough waves is tossing,
But I’m nearing the homeland shore.

Refrain:
I’m nearing, nearing,
Nearing the homeland shore;
Tho’ waves rise and roll, there is joy in my soul,
I’m nearing the homeland shore.

2 My voyage has often been dreary,
And often my heart was sore,
I’ve often been troubled and weary,
But I’m nearing the homeland shore. [Refrain]

3 The Saviour—my pilot—has taught me
To trust in him more and more,
For safe thro’ all storm he has brought me,
And I’m nearing the homeland home. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: The ocean of life I am crossing
Title: Nearing the Homeland Shore
Author: James Rowe
Refrain First Line: I'm nearing, nearing, nearing the homeland
Publication Date: 1903
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [The ocean of life I am crossing]
Composer: C. Austin Miles
Notes: Public Domain.



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