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Text:Nearing the Port
Author:W. T. Dale
Tune:["I am nearing the port," I will soon be at home]
Composer:Rev. W. T. Dale

s90. Nearing the Port

Text Information
First Line: "I am nearing the port," I will soon be at home
Title: Nearing the Port
Author: W. T. Dale
Refrain First Line: I am nearing, yes, nearing
Language: English
Publication Date: 1911
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: ["I am nearing the port," I will soon be at home]
Composer: Rev. W. T. Dale
Incipit: 51333 31121 65551
Notes: Public Domain.



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