Hymns - One Sweetly Solemn Thought - Текст песни

1. One sweetly solemn thought
 Comes to me o'er and o'er;
 Near'r 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,
 Is the deep and unknown stream
 To be crossed ere we reach the light.
 5. Father, perfect my trust!
 Strengthen my pow'r of faith!
 Nor let me stand, at last, alone
 Upon the shore of death.
 6. Be Thee near when my feet
 Are slipping o'er the brink;
 For it may be I'm nearer home,
 Nearer now than I think.