Please give today to support Hymnary.org during one of only two fund drives we run each year. Each month, Hymnary serves more than 1 million users from around the globe, thanks to the generous support of people like you, and we are so grateful.
Tax-deductible donations can be made securely online using this link.
Alternatively, you may write a check to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
| Text: | One sweetly solemn thought |
| Author: | Phebe Cary |
1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er:
I'm nearer home to-day
Than I have been before.
2 Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne;
Nearer the crystal sea.
3 Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the cross,
Nearer to gain the crown.
4 But lying dark between,
And winding through the night,
The deep and unknown stream!
Crossed ere we reach the light.
5 Jesus, confirm my trust;
Strengthen the hand of faith,
To feel thee when I stand
Upon the shore of death.
6 Be near me when my feet
Are slipping o'er the brink,
For I am nearer home,
Perhaps, than now I think.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | One sweetly solemn thought |
| Author: | Phebe Cary |
| Meter: | 6s |
| Publication Date: | 1873 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Life and Death; Nearing Home |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files