The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#676

676. One sweetly solemn thought

1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er;
I am nearer my home today
Than I ever have been before;

2 Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea,
Nearer my Father's hose,
Where the "many mansions" be;

3 Nearer the bound of life,
Where we lay our burdens down;
Nearer leaving the cross,
Nearer gaining the crown;

4 But lying darkly between,
Winding down through the night,
Is the deep and unknown stream
To be crossed ere we reach the light.

5 Jesus, perfect my trust,
Strengthen the hand of my faith;
Let me feel Thee near when I stand
On the edge of the shore of death;

6 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.

Text Information

• First Line: One sweetly solemn thought
• Title: One sweetly solemn thought
• Author: Phoebe Cary (1852)
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Home and Personal Use; Hope
• Notes: Tune name in index: CARY

Tune Information

• Name: [One sweetly solemn thought]
• Composer: Wm. H. Walter, Mus. Doc.
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: F Major