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[One sweetly solemn thought]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. B. Nevin Incipit: 33321 44443 25 Used With Text: One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Author: Phoebe Cary Appears in 701 hymnals Refrain First Line: I’m nearer home today Lyrics: 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o’er and o’er, I’m nearer home today, Than e’er I’ve been before. Nearer my Father’s house, Where many mansions be; Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea. Refrain: I’m nearer home today, I’m nearer home today, Than e’er I’ve been before.. 2 Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down, Nearer to leave the cross, Nearer to gain the crown. But, lying dark between, Winding down thro’ the night, There rolls the unknown stream That leads at last to light. [Refrain] 3 E’en now, perchance my feet Are slipping on the brink, And I am nearer home, Nearer than now I think. Father, perfect my trust, Strengthen my power of faith! Nor let me stand alone Upon the shore of death. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Used With Tune: [One sweetly solemn thought]

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One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Author: Phoebe Cary Hymnal: Alexander's New Revival Hymns #94 (1922) Refrain First Line: I’m nearer home today Lyrics: 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o’er and o’er, I’m nearer home today, Than e’er I’ve been before. Nearer my Father’s house, Where many mansions be; Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea. Refrain: I’m nearer home today, I’m nearer home today, Than e’er I’ve been before.. 2 Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down, Nearer to leave the cross, Nearer to gain the crown. But, lying dark between, Winding down thro’ the night, There rolls the unknown stream That leads at last to light. [Refrain] 3 E’en now, perchance my feet Are slipping on the brink, And I am nearer home, Nearer than now I think. Father, perfect my trust, Strengthen my power of faith! Nor let me stand alone Upon the shore of death. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Languages: English Tune Title: [One sweetly solemn thought]

One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Author: Phoebe Cary Hymnal: The Gospel Choir No. 2 #119 (1895) Refrain First Line: I'm nearer home today Languages: English Tune Title: [One sweetly solemn thought]

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Phoebe Cary

1824 - 1871 Author of "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" in Alexander's New Revival Hymns Phoebe Cary, (1824-1871) was born and raised in Mount Healthy in Hamilton County, Ohio. Her family came from Lyme, New Hampshire to Ohio when her grandfather was given land in return for his service in the Continental Army. She was the younger sister of Alice Cary (1820-1871). She and Alice submitted poetry to religious periodicals. Phoebe remained in Ohio and continued to write many hymns, including, "One sweetly solemn thought." Mary Louise VanDyke =========================================== Cary, Phoebe, sister of Alice Cary, born near Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1824, and died within six months of the death of the same sister at Newport, July 31, 1871. Her works include Poems and Parodies, 1854; and Poems of Faith, Hope and Love, 1868. With Dr. Charles F. Deems she compiled Hymns for all Christians, 1869. Her hymns are:— 1. One sweetly solemn thought. Anticipation of Heaven. This piece was not intended for public use, nor is it a suitable metre for musical treatment, yet it has won universal acceptance and popularity. In some instances this has been attained by change of metre as in the Supplement to the Baptist Psalms & Hymns 1880, No. 1185. Johnson's Encyclopedia is in error in saying it was "written at the age of 17." The Congregational Quarterly for Oct., 1874, says, "it was written, she tells us, in the little back third story bedroom, one Sabbath morning in 1852, on her return from church." This statement shows that it was composed when she was 28, and not 17. The popularity of the hymn in Great Britain arose mainly through its use in the Evangelistic services of Messrs. Moody and Sankey. In the Protestant Episcopal Hymns for Church and Home, Phila., 1860, No. 383, it is given as "A sweetly solemn thought." The following additional pieces by this author are in the Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868:— 2. Go and sow beside all waters. Seed Sowing. 3. Great waves of plenty rolling up. Gratitude. 4. I had drunk, with lips unsated. Living Waters. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

George B. Nevin

1859 - 1933 Person Name: Geo. B. Nevin Composer of "[One sweetly solemn thought]" in Alexander's New Revival Hymns Born: March 15, 1859, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Died: April 17, 1933, Easton, Pennsylvania. A member of the Nevin musical family, George’s cousins were composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer. George spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation. He was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier’s poem A Ballad of Trees and the Master, and wrote a number of hymns as well. For nearly 30 years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing. Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and sometimes gave lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies. Sources: New York Times, April 18, 1933, p. 16 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/v/nevin_gb.htm