I am on my way to Zi­on,
To the ci­ty of my God;
I am tread­ing the same path­way
That be­fore the saints have trod;
Tho’ the road is rough and thor­ny,
And temp­ta­tions oft­en come,
Yet I know that ev­ery ev­en­ing,
I am one day near­er home.

Refrain

Nearer home, near­er home,
I am one day near­er home;
Yes, I know, at ev­ery ev­en­ing,
I am one day near­er home.

When I pass the gloomy val­ley,
Jesus will be there to guide;
He will lead me thro’ the dark­ness;
He’ll be ev­er at my side;
He’ll be with me at the riv­er,
When I cross its dark­est foam,
And in sweet­est ac­cents whis­per,
Cheer up, soul, you’re near­er home.

Refrain

When I reach that land im­mor­tal,
When I join that ho­ly throng,
With the saints and ho­ly angels,
We will sing our glad new song;
We will sing the praise of Je­sus
’Neath the spires of Heav’n’s high dome.
There, with an­thems loud­ly ring­ing,
Praise Him in our heav’n­ly home.

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