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Text:The Nearer, the Sweeter
Author:Jesse P. Tompkins
Tune:[The nearer I reach the end of life]
Composer:B. D. Ackley

225. The Nearer, the Sweeter

Text Information
First Line: The nearer I reach the end of life
Title: The Nearer, the Sweeter
Author: Jesse P. Tompkins
Refrain First Line: Home, Home, Heavenly Home
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Tune Information
Name: [The nearer I reach the end of life]
Composer: B. D. Ackley



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