The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#289

289. One sweetly solemn thought

1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o’er and o’er;
Nearer to my home today am I
Than e’er I’ve been before.

2 Nearer my Father’s house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer today the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.

3 Nearer the bound of life
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the heavy cross;
Nearer to gain the crown.

4 But, lying dark between,
Winding down through the night,
There rolls the silent, unknown stream
That leads at last to light.

5 Ev'n now, perchance, my feet,
Are slipping over the brink,
For I, to-day, am nearer home,--
Nearer now than I think.

6 Jesus, perfect my trust;
Strengthen my spirit's faith;
Nor let me stand, at last, alone
Upon the shore of death.

Text Information

• First Line: One sweetly solemn thought
• Author: Phoebe Cary
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Fifth Sunday in Lent

Tune Information

• Name: [One sweetly solemn thought]
• Composer: R. S. Ambrose (1876)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E♭ Major