Poem: “Nearer Home” by Phoebe Cary

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Nearer Home
A chant

1. One sweetly sol – emn thought Comes

2. Nearer my Fa – ther’s house, Where the

3. Nearer the bound of life, Where we

4. But lying darkly be – tween, Wind-ing

to me o’er and o’er; I am nearer home to –

ma – ny man – sions be; Nearer the great white

lay our bur – dens down. Nearer leaving the

down through the night, Is the silent, unknown

day Than I ever have be – fore.

throne, Nearer the crystal sea;

cross, Nearer gaining the crown!

stream, That lends at last to the light.

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