All Believer Hymn Book

Hymn 543 ONE SWEETLY Lyrics

1. One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o’er and o’er,
Than I have been before:
I’m nearer home today, today,

Chorus:
Nearer my home, Nearer my home,
Nearer my home today, today,

2. Nearer my Father’s house,
Where many mansions be; Nearer the crystal sea:
Than I have been before
Nearer the great white throne today.

3. Nearer the bound of life,
Where I lay my burdens down;
Nearer to leave the cross today
And nearer to the crown

4. Be near me when my feet
are Slipping o’er the brink:
For I am nearer home today
Perhaps than now I think