AM I NEARER TO HEAVEN TODAY?

Verse 1:
O the yesterday's moments for pleasure or woe,
Have been stealthily carried away;
I am nearer the valley of shadows, I know --
Am I nearer to heaven today?

Chorus:
Am I nearer (today?)
Am I nearer (today?)
Am I nearer to heaven today? (nearer, nearer today?)
Am I nearer the gate where the blessed ones wait?
Am I nearer to heaven today?

Verse 2:
I am nearer the time for the breaking of ties,
That are holding my loved ones to me;
I am nearer the time for my latest goodbyes -- 
Am I nearer, O Father, to Thee?

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
I am nearer the close of my labor below,
I am nearer the end of my way;
I am nearer the edge of the valley, I know --
Am I nearer to heaven today?

(Chorus)


WORDS BY: Jessie Brown Pounds
MUSIC BY: Fred A. Fillmore