Nearer Home

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1 Nearer to that happy home
Where my Father's mansions rise,
Nearer to the great white throne,
In the land beyond the skies.

Chorus:
Nearer home, nearer home,
I am nearer home,
I am one day's journey nearer home,
Than e'er I was before.
I am one day's journey nearer home,
Than e'er before.

2 Nearer home, yes, nearer home
Than I e'er have been before,
Nearer to that world of light,
Nearer to the shining shore. [Chorus]

3 Nearer to my glory home,
One day gained upon the way,
Nearer to that radiant life,
And the long eternal day. [Chorus]

Author: Abbie C. McKeever

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Text Information

First Line: Nearer to that happy home
Title: Nearer Home
Author: Abbie C. McKeever
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Nearer home, nearer home
Publication Date: 1883
Notes: "In my Father's house are many mansions."—John 14: 2.
Copyright: Public domain.

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Songs of Free Grace #49

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