1. One sweetly solemn tho’t Comes to me o’er and o’er;
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
One sweetly solemn tho’t
Comes to me o’er and o’er;
I’m nearer home today, today,
Than I’ve been before.
Nearer my home, Nearer my home,
Nearer my home today, today,
Than I have been before.
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Words by Phoebe Cary / Music by Philip Phillips

2. Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down;
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the cross today,
And nearer to the crown.
Nearer my home, Nearer my home,
Nearer my home today, today,
Than I have been before.
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3. Are slipping o’er the brink; For I am nearer home today,
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Be near me when my feet
Are slipping o’er the brink;
For I am nearer home today,
Perhaps, than now I think.
Nearer my home, Nearer my home,
Nearer my home today, today,
Than I have been before.
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