One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er:
I'm nearer my home to-day
Than ever I've been before;
Nearer my Father's house,
Where the many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the jasper sea;
Nearer that bound of life
Where we lay our burdens down;
Nearer leaving my cross,
Nearer wearing my crown.—Sel.