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Text: | One sweetly solemn thought |
Author: | Phebe Cary |
1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er:
I'm nearer home to-day
Than I have been before.
2 Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne;
Nearer the crystal sea.
3 Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the cross,
Nearer to gain the crown.
4 But lying dark between,
And winding through the night,
The deep and unknown stream!
Crossed ere we reach the light.
5 Jesus, confirm my trust;
Strengthen the hand of faith,
To feel thee when I stand
Upon the shore of death.
6 Be near me when my feet
Are slipping o'er the brink,
For I am nearer home,
Perhaps, than now I think.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | One sweetly solemn thought |
Author: | Phebe Cary |
Meter: | 6s |
Publication Date: | 1873 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Life and Death; Nearing Home |