One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Verse 1

One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o’er and o’er:
I’m nearer my home to-day
Than I ever have been before.

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

But the waves of that silent sea
Roll dark before my sight,
That brightly the other side
Break on a shore of light.

Verse 5

O, if my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink,
If it be I am nearer home
Even to-day than I think,

Verse 6

Father, perfect my trust;
Let my spirit feel in death
That her feet are firmly set
On the rock of a living faith.