Coming Nearer

It's coming, coming nearer, the lovely land unseen

Author: Margaret E. M. Sangster
Published in 9 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 It’s coming, coming nearer,
The lovely land unseen;
Its shore are growing clearer,
Though mists lie dark between;
We catch its beams of glory,
We hear its bursts of song,
We’re raptur’d with its story,
For it our spirits long.

Refrain:
Oh, yes! it’s coming nearer, nearer, nearer;
Oh, yes! it’s coming nearer,
The lovely land unseen.

2 The balmy winds are bringing
Its odors on their breath;
Our ship of life is swinging
To the port where is no death;
Where none are heavy hearted,
Where all are glad and free,
Where friends are never parted,
And their lov’d ones see. [Refrain]

3 It’s coming, coming nearer,
We’re homeward bound at last;
Its shores are growing clearer,
We soon shall anchor fast;
We’ll dwell with them for ever,
Who brought us o’er the tide,
And not a foe shall sever
Our souls from their dear side. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Summerland #2

Author: Margaret E. M. Sangster

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Text Information

First Line: It's coming, coming nearer, the lovely land unseen
Title: Coming Nearer
Author: Margaret E. M. Sangster
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Gospel Light #79

Heavenly Voices #d29

Royal Diadem #d59

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Songs of Summerland #2

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Songs of the Sun Bright Clime #130

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Spiritualist Hymnal #121

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The Chautauqua Collection #23

The River of Life #d56

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Waves of Melody #115

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