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Are we almost there? are we almost there?

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1184 (1886) Lyrics: 1 Are we almost there? are we almost there? Says the weary saint, as he sighs for home; Are those the verdant trees that rear Their stately forms 'mid heav'ns bright dome! 2 Then he talks of the flowers, the unsullied stream That flows through the paradise of God; And he longs to wake from life's troubled dream, To walk those golden streets abroad. 3 He is weary and sick of this world's rude strife, And pants for a holy, peaceful clime; To glow with the vigor of endless life, And be compassed no more by the bounds of time. 4 His eye is fixed on the world to come; He walks by faith through this vale of care, And oft inquires, as he draws near home, With anxious heart, "Are we almost there!" 5 They bid him look at the charms of earth, At the boasted trophies man doth rear; To enter the giddy halls of mirth; But ah! how vain do they all appear! 6 For he's had an earnest of those joys Which the righteous alone can ever share; He turns with contempt from these earthly toys, And fervently asks, "Are we almost there?" 7 He is waiting to hear the trumpet sound, And to meet the Saviour in the air; The day-star dawns; soon with joyous bound He can say indeed, "We are almost there." Topics: Miscellaneous Old Melodies Tune Title: ALMOST THERE