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Now is our salvation nearer, etc.
Rom. 13:11.
A sweetly solemn thought,
Comes to me o’er and o’er;
To-day, I’m nearer to my home
Than e’er I’ve been before.
2 Nearer my Father’s house,
Where many mansions be,
And nearer to the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea;
3 Nearer the bound of life,
Where falls my burden down;
Nearer to where I leave my cross,
And where I gain my crown.
4 Saviour, confirm my trust,
Complete my faith in thee;
And let me feel as if I stood
Close on eternity;
5 Feel as if now my feet
Were slipping o’er the brink;
For I may now be nearer home,
Much nearer than I think.
Alice Carey.