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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book. #20 (1885) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer Lyrics: 1 O’er the hills the sun is setting, And the eve is drawing on; Slowly drops the gentle twilight, For another day is gone. Gone for aye—its race is over; Soon the darker shades will come; Still ‘tis sweet to know at evening That we’re one day nearer home. Chorus: Nearer, nearer, One day nearer home; Nearer, nearer, One day nearer home. 2 Worn and weary, oft the pilgrim Hails the setting of the sun, For the goal is one day nearer, And his journey nearly done; Thus we feel when o’er the life’s desert Heart and sandal-sore we roam; As the twilight gathers o’er us, We are one day nearer home. [Chorus] 3 Nearer home! yes, one day nearer To our Father’s house on high, To the green fields and the fountains Of the land beyond the sky; For the heavens grow brighter o’er us, And the lamps hand in the dome, And our tents are pitched still closer, For we’re one day nearer home. [Chorus] 4 “One day nearer,” sings the mar’ner, As he glides the water o’er, While the light is softly dying On his distant native shore; Thus the Christian on life’s ocean, As his life-boat cuts the foam, In the evening cries with rapture, “I am one day nearer home.” [Chorus] Topics: Close of Worship; Growth in Grace; Christian Experience; Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer

Hymnal: Joyful Songs #52 (1875) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Lyrics: 1 O'er the hills the sun is setting, And the eve is drawing on, Slowly drops the gentle twilight, For another day is gone; Gone for aye its race is over, Soon the darker shades will come, Still 'tis sweet to know at even, We are one day nearer home. 2 "One day nearer" sings the sailor, As he glides the waters o'er, While the light is softly dying, On his distant native shore; So the Christian on life's ocean, As his life boat cuts the foam, In the ev'ning cries with rapture, "I am one day nearer home." 3 Nearer home! Yes, one day nearer To our Father's home on high, To the green fields and the fountains, Of the land beyond the sky; For the heav'n grows brighter o'er us, And the lamps hang in the dome, And our tents are pitched still closer, For we're one day nearer home. Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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Nearer My Home

Author: Unknown Hymnal: The Gospel in Song #4 (1885) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer home! yes, one day nearer Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book #20 (1879) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Gleanings of Sacred Song #32 (1892) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Times of Refreshing #62 (1896) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer home, yes, nearer home Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: The Gem of Gems #76 (1881) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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Nearer Home

Author: Rev. B. H. Hunt Hymnal: Songs of Zion #105 (1899) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer home, nearer home Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Songs of the Golden #134 (1896) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]
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One Day Nearer Home

Hymnal: Temperance Rallying Songs #146 (1888) First Line: O'er the hills the sun is setting Refrain First Line: Nearer, nearer, One day nearer home Languages: English Tune Title: [O'er the hills the sun is setting]

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