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One Sweetly Solemn Thought
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Author Phoebe Cary Phoebe Cary's bio information September 4, 1824 - July 31, 1871 Born: September 4, 1824, Hamilton County, Ohio. Died: July 31, 1871, Newport, Rhode Island. Buried: Her body was returned to New York for burial “from All Souls” in Green Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn?), next to her sister. Cary and her sister wrote poetry that appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. They moved to New York in 1852. Phoebe’s works include: Poems and Parodies (Boston, Massachusetts: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1854) Poems of Faith, Hope and Love, 1868 Hymns for All Christians, 1869 (co-edited with her pastor, Charles F. Deems) Hymns Go and Sow Beside All Waters Great Waves of Plenty Rolling Up I Had Drunk, with Lips Unsated One Sweetly Solemn Thought Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/a/cary_p.html
Composer Philip Phillips Philip Phillips's bio information August 13, 1834 - June 25, 1895 Born: August 13, 1834, Chautauqua County, New York. Died: June 25, 1895, Delaware, Ohio. Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York. Known as “The Singing Pilgrim,” Phillips began teaching singing school at age 19. In 1860, he formed a partnership in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Wm. Sumner & Co., under the firm name of Phillip Phillips & Co., to sell pianos, organs, and Sunday school songbooks. Phillips frequently introduced himself in a town by putting a melodeon in a vehicle, parking on a prominent street corner, and begin to sing and play. His marvelous voice drew large crowds. In 1875, Phillips went on a tour of Australia, conducting over one hundred song services. He returned to New York two years later, by way of Sri Lanka, India, Japan, Jerusalem, Egypt, Italy, Europe, and England. He wrote Round the World with Descriptive Songs about the experience. Phillips’ other books include: * Early Blossoms * Musical Leaves * Singing Pilgrim * Song Life * Song Sermons * New Hymn and Tune Book * Hallowed Songs * American Sacred Songster (sold over a million copies) * Home Songs * Temperance Songs * Standard Gems * Colonial Singer * International Song Service * Our New Hymnal * Song Pilgrimage Around the World (Chicago, Illinois: Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., 1880) Sources * Hall, pp. 119-23 Music 1. Blind Bartimeus 2. Home of the Soul 3. Lord Will Provide, The 4. Nearer My Home 5. Oh, What Are You Going to Do? 6. Our Country Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/h/phillips_p.html
Arranger A. H. M. A. H. M.'s bio information June 27, 1960 - Born in the Van Wert Ohio Hospital on June 27, 1960, Alvin (Bud) Herman Manz, Jr. was the 3rd of 4 sons born to Betty Manz and firstborn to her second husband, Alvin. His older siblings, John Paul Rose, Jr. (1956) and Joseph Henry Rose (1957), were born to John Paul Rose. In 1958, John Sr. passed away leaving Betty with 2 little boys to care for until she met Alvin Manz and got married to him on October 3, 1959. Bud's younger sibling, Robert James Manz, Sr., was born on August 23, 1961. Bud never married, instead lives with his father just south of Defiance Ohio.
Lyrics One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er; I'm nearer home today, today, Than I have been before: Nearer my Father's house, Where many mansions be; Nearer the great white throne today, Nearer the crystal sea: Nearer the bound of life Where I lay my burdens down; Nearer to leave the cross today, And nearer to the crown. Be near me when my feet Are slipping o'er the brink; For I am nearer home today, Perhaps, than now I think! Chorus: Nearer my home, Nearer my home, Nearer my home today, today, Than I have been before.

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