- One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er;
I am nearer home today
Than I ever have been before.
- Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.
- Nearer the bound of life
Where we lay our burdens down;
Nearer leaving the cross,
Nearer gaining the crown.
- But the waves of that silent sea
Roll dark upon my sight,
Which brightly the other side
Break on a shore of light
- Father, perfect my trust!
Strengthen the grasp of my faith!
Let me feel Thee near when I stand
Alone on the shore of death.
- Feel Thee near when my feet
Are slipping over the brink;
For it may be I'm nearer home,
Nearer now than I think. Amen.