Hymn
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er,--
Nearer my home, today am I
Than e'er I've been before.
Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer today the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.
Nearer the bound of life
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the heavy cross;
Nearer to gain the crown.
But lying darkly between,
Winding down through the night,
There rolls the silent unknown stream
That leads at last to light.
E'en now, perchance, my feet
Are slipping on the brink,
And I today am nearer home,--
Nearer than now I think.
Father, perfect my trust;
Strengthen my spirit's faith;
Nor let me stand at last alone
Upon the shores of death.
One Sweetly Solemn Thought — Text from Wartburg Hymnal, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/one-sweetly-solemn-thought
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote One Sweetly Solemn Thought?
The words of One Sweetly Solemn Thought were written by Phoebe Cary; the version here was published in 1918.
Is One Sweetly Solemn Thought public domain?
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What is the metre of One Sweetly Solemn Thought?
One Sweetly Solemn Thought is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Whom Having Not Seen, Ye Love, God's Wondrous Way Among the Heathen and Praise for Spiritual and Temporal Mercies.