Am I Nearer To Heaven Today?
- Words:
- Jessie Brown Pounds
- Music:
- Fred A. Fillmore
Sheet music
- 1O the yesterday’s moments for pleasure or woe,Have been stealthily carried away;I am nearer the valley of shadows, I know–Am I nearer to heaven today?Am I nearer (today?) Am I nearer (today?)Am I nearer to heaven today?(nearer, nearer today?)Am I nearer the gate where the blessed ones wait? Am I nearer to heaven today?
- 2I am nearer the time for the breaking of ties,That are holding my loved ones to me;I am near or the time for my latest good byes–Am I nearer, O Father to Thee?Am I nearer (today?) Am I nearer (today?)Am I nearer to heaven today?(nearer, nearer today?)Am I nearer the gate where the blessed ones wait? Am I nearer to heaven today?
- 3I am nearer the close of my labor below,I am nearer the end of my way;I am nearer the edge of the valley, I know–Am I nearer to heaven today?Am I nearer (today?) Am I nearer (today?)Am I nearer to heaven today?(nearer, nearer today?)Am I nearer the gate where the blessed ones wait? Am I nearer to heaven today?
In the hymnals
- Written in 1886, the words are in 11 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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