Calvary Songs ‎#160

160. I'm Nearer My Home To-day

1 There are mansions in the skies,
Thither my affections rise,
I'm nearer my home today!
To that bright and holy land,
I with faith pursue my way,
Led and kept by God's right hand,
I'm nearer my home today.

Refrain:
Nearer my home,
Nearer my home,
Nearer my home today;
Nearer my home,
Nearer my home,
I'm near my home today.

2 Now with joyous strain I sing!
Death shall lose its power to sting,
I'm nearer my home today!
Fleeting pleasures wing their flight,
Earthly joys all fade away,
Now I deem my sorrows light,
I'm nearer my home today. [Refrain]

3 To my Father's house I haste,
Purer joys I there shall taste,
I'm nearer my home today!
There a welcome he will give,
Then my tears he'll wipe away;
In his love my soul shall live,
I'm nearer my home today. [Refrain]

4 Where the ransomed rest at home,
Where nor pain, nor sorrows come,
I'm nearer my home today!
Where the white-robed glorious throng,
Spend the long eternal day,
Praising Christ in endless song!
I'm nearer my home today. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There are mansions in the skies
• Title: I'm Nearer My Home To-day
• Author: Rev. George Gill
• Refrain First Line: Nearer my home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1875

Tune Information

• Name: [There are mansions in the skies]
• Composer: George S. Weeks (1875)