531 ?????? CLOSER TO MY HOME

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531 ?????? CLOSER TO MY HOME
????????, ????????, How enchanting and sweet the
thought, O what glory is drawing
near ????,????, ????,????? And thro' each day,
I'm closer home, Closer to heav'n my Father's
home.
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??????,?!?????! Yes, closer to my home, My
heav'nly home, sweet home. ????????, ????????, I
will ever behold His face I will ever stand by
His side
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????????, ????????, Grief is mingled with pain
this day Soon I'll cast all my loads
away. ????,????, ????,????? But youor nearness
dispells my fears Another day! I'm closer home.
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??????,?!?????! Yes, closer to my home, My
heav'nly home, sweet home. ????????, ????????, I
will ever behold His face I will ever stand by
His side
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????,????, ????????, Short is my life in constant
trials Foes surround me in raging
plots. ????,????, ????,????? He consoles me in
vales of tears Above this earth, my home I see.
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??????,?!?????! Yes, closer to my home, My
heav'nly home, sweet home. ????????, ????????, I
will ever behold His face I will ever stand by
His side
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????,????, ????,????, Sigh no more - O weary
souls! Naught can impede - your home is
nigh. ?!?,??????? ????,????? My heart cries out
to you, my Lord, "If You must tarry, take me
home."
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??????,?!?????! Yes, closer to my home, My
heav'nly home, sweet home. ????????, ????????, I
will ever behold His face I will ever stand by
His side
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????????, ????,????, No more envy nor bitter
strife, No more death, there - time, space
entwined, ????,????, ????,????? What sweet union
and joyful praise! Joint-heirs with Christ thro'
endless days.
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??????,?!?????! Yes, closer to my home, My
heav'nly home, sweet home. ????????, ????????, I
will ever behold His face I will ever stand by
His side