The near­er I reach the banks of bloom

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“The near­er I reach the banks of bloom”· 1 hymn found
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For the light of the morn­ing glow.

The near­er I reach the banks of bloom

The fair­er the breez­es blow;

The Nearer, the Sweeter

lyricist: Jesse Tompkins, 1916
Composer: Benton Ackley
Hymn 1

...For the light of the morn­ing glow.

The near­er I reach the banks of bloom,

The fair­er the breez­es blow;...

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For the light of the morn­ing glow.

The near­er I reach the banks of bloom,

The fair­er the breez­es blow;

The Nearer, the Sweeter

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