Number: 332
English: HON 1987 #268
Title: Rejoicing in the Lord
Name: Nearer Home
Words: Sam Jones
Music: J. B. Woodbury
Copyright: Lyrics written in 1920
Meter: 
Form: 

Re¤joic¤ing in the Lord,
We walk His low¤ly way.
We love His pre¤cepts and His word
And joy¤ful¤ly o¤bey.
Bap¤tized in Je¤sus’ name,
Re¤nounc¤ing self and sin:
To all the world we thus pro¤claim:
The Sav¤iour dwells with¤in.

We heard the Sav¤iour’s voice
When wan¤d’ring far from God.
We yield¤ed then and made our choice
To walk the path He trod.
Bap¤tized in Je¤sus’ name,
Our source of life and bliss.
To all the world we thus pro¤claim:
He is our right¤eous¤ness.

With Je¤sus here a¤part,
God’s ho¤ly will to do,
His Spir¤it seal¤ing eve¤ry heart
Will keep us firm and true.
Bap¤tized in Je¤sus’ name,
Who died our souls to save.
To all the world we thus pro¤claim:
Our hope be¤yond the grave.

He leads us by the hand,
Our Mas¤ter true and kind;
O¤be¤dient now at His com¤mand
We leave the world be¤hind.
Bap¤tized in Je¤sus’ name,
Hushed is the voice of strife.
To all the world we thus pro¤claim:
His Way and Truth and Life.