One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er —
I'm nearer home to-day, to-day,
Than e'er I've been before.
Nearer my home, nearer my home,
Nearer my home to-day, to-day,
Than e'er I've been before.
Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne to-day.
Nearer the crystal sea.
Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer leaving the cross to-day,
Nearer gaining the crown.
Be near me when rny feet
Are slipping o'er the brink;
For I am nearer home to-day,
Nearer now than I think.
