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[The nearer I reach the end of life]

Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 55456 55433 46653 Used With Text: The Nearer, the Sweeter

Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: The nearer I reach the end of life Refrain First Line: Home, home, heavenly home Used With Tune: [The nearer I reach the end of life]

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The Nearer, The Sweeter

Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #111 (1916) First Line: The nearer I reach the end of life Refrain First Line: Home, Home, Heavenly Home Lyrics: 1 The nearer I reach the end of life, The sweeter is Home to me; I long for the fragrant flow'rs that grow On the banks of the Crystal Sea. Chorus: Home, Home, Heavenly Home, Fair are my dreams of thee; The nearer I reach the end of time, The sweeter thou art to me. 2 The nearer the fading of the leaf, The brighter the colors grow; I sigh, when the evening shadows fall, For the light of the morning glow. [Chorus] 3 The nearer I reach the banks of bloom, The fairer the breezes blow; The nearer I reach the Fount of Love, Then the sweeter the waters flow. [Chorus] 4 The nearer I reach the Morning Land, The fairer the golden light; My eyes in the gath'ring mists grown dim, Then the clearer immortal sight. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The nearer I reach the end of life]

The Nearer, The Sweeter

Author: Jesse P. Tompkins Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16479 First Line: The nearer I reach the end of life Refrain First Line: Home, home, heavenly home Lyrics: 1 The nearer I reach the end of life, The sweeter is home to me; I long for the fragrant flow’rs that grow On the banks of the crystal sea. Refrain: Home, home, heavenly home, Fair are my dreams of thee; The nearer I reach the end of time, The sweeter thou art to me. 2 The nearer the fading of the leaf, The brighter the colors grow; I sigh, when the evening shadows fall, For the light of the morning glow. [Refrain] 3 The nearer I reach the banks of bloom, The fairer the breezes blow; The nearer I reach the Fount of Love, Then the sweeter the waters flow. [Refrain] 4 The nearer I reach the morning land, The fairer the golden light; My eyes in the gathering mists grow dim, Then the clearer immortal sight. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [The nearer I reach the end of life]

The Nearer, The Sweeter

Author: Jesse P. Tompkins Hymnal: Make Christ King. Combined #14 (1916) First Line: The nearer I reach the end of life Refrain First Line: Home, Home, heavenly Home Languages: English Tune Title: [The nearer I reach the end of life]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[The nearer I reach the end of life] " in The New Praiseworthy Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)