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7902. Each Day A Little Nearer

1 Each day in sweet communion,
With Jesus now I rise,
And find His service ever
A glad and sweet surprise;
Though what each day is bringing
My soul may never guess,
Yet to His cross I’m clinging,
And on my way I press.

2 And day by day I’m learning
That though my earthly way
Is oft through shadows winding,
’Twill lead to perfect day;
Each day I know I’m resting
Within His sheltering arms;
My heart, this thought enfolding,
Is safe from earth’s alarms.

3 So trusting in His mercy
And love so measureless,
Each day my soul is fuller
Of peace and joyfulness;
Each day, while life is given,
Still stronger would I be,
Till from on high my Savior
Shall say, Come home with Me."

Text Information
First Line: Each day in sweet communion
Title: Each Day A Little Nearer
Author: Faith Williams
Meter: 76.76 D
Language: English
Source: Tears and Triumphs by Lycurgus L. Pickett, Martin W. Knapp and John R. Bryant (Columbia, SC: L. L. Pickett, 1894)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: GRAYTON BEACH
Composer: John Harrison Tenney (1894)
Meter: 76.76 D
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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