The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10457

10457. Not Far From The Kingdom

1 Not far, not far from the kingdom,
Yet in the shadow of sin;
How many are coming and going!
How few there are entering in!

Refrain:
How few there are entering in!
How few there are entering in!
How many are coming and going!
How few there are entering in!

2 Not far, not far from the kingdom,
Where voices whisper and wait;
Too timid to enter in boldly,
So linger still outside the gate. [Refrain]

3 Away in darkness and danger,
All lost in night and the cold;
There Jesus is waiting to lead you
So tenderly into His fold. [Refrain]

4 Not far, not far from the kingdom,
So near the end of the race;
But oh, you may still be forever
Shut out from yon heavenly place! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Not far, not far from the kingdom
• Title: Not Far From The Kingdom
• Author: Frederic Smith (ca. 1881, 1lt.)
• Refrain First Line: How few there are entering in!
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Hymns No. 5, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan & George C. Stebbins (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Company, 1887
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Not far, not far from the kingdom]
• Composer: Ira David Sankey (1886)
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain