One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Author: Phoebe Cary
Composer: R. S. Ambrose
Languages (4)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: One Sweetly Solemn Thought
- Korean: 엄숙한 생각
- Portuguese: Um devaneio doce
- Samoan: Sa Ou Mafaufau Pea
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Most common tunes for “One Sweetly Solemn Thought”
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Appearances of “One Sweetly Solemn Thought” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1903 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Zion’s Praises (RLDS) (1903-a), 139.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
One sweetly solemn thought comes to me o’er and o’er: I am nearer home today Than I’ve ever been before, Nearer my Father’s house Where the many mansions be, Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea, Nearer the bounds of life where we lay our burdens down, Nearer leaving the cross, Nearer gaining the crown. But lying darkly between, Winding a-down through the night, Is the silent, unknown stream That leads at last to the light. Father, be near when my feet are slipping o’er the brink, For it may be I am nearer home, Nearer now than I think.
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