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I'm Nearing Home

Representative Text

1 I’m nearing home! Life’s wintry blast
Will soon be o’er, its gloom be past;
O, I shall gain the port at last:—
I’m nearing, nearing home!

Nearing home!
Nearing home!
O, I shall gain the port at last:—
I’m nearing, nearing my home!

2 Tho’ rocks and quick-sands intervene,
And raging billows roll between,
My Pilot’s skill will bring me in:—
I’m nearing, nearing home!

Nearing home!
Nearing home!
My Pilot’s skill will bring me in:—
I’m nearing, nearing my home!

3 These heavy gales do me no harm;
Terrific storms do not alarm;
My spirit rests in sweetest calm:—
I’m nearing, nearing home!

Nearing home!
Nearing home!
My spirit rests in sweetest calm:—
I’m nearing, nearing my home!

4 O home, sweet home! I’ll soon be there
The bliss of the redeemed to share;
Only a few more storms to bear:—
I’m nearing, nearing home!

Nearing home!
Nearing home!
Only a few more storms to bear:—
I’m nearing, nearing my home!


Source: Gospel Praise Book.: a collection of choice gems of sacred song suitable for church service, gospel praise meetings, and family devotions. (Complete ed.) #44

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Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I'm nearing home, life's wintry blast
Title: I'm Nearing Home
Author: Mary D. James
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Nearing home!
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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Garlands of Praise #8

Garlands of Praise #8
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Gleanings of Sacred Song #28

Gleanings of Sacred Song #28
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Gospel Praise Book #44

Gospel Praise Book #44
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Gospel Praise Book. #44

Gospel Praise Book. #44
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The Gem of Gems #82

The Gem of Gems #82
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The Gospel of Joy #106

The Gospel of Joy #106

The Pean #d42

The Pean #d42
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