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Break, Eternal Day

Author: Anon. Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Break, break, eternal day Lyrics: 1. Break, break, eternal day, Bid darkness flee away; Pour on our sight Light from the world of joy, Bliss pure without alloy; Then ne'er shall gloom annoy; All shall be bright. 2. Rise, rise, thou glorious Sun, Hasten thy race to run; At God's command Extend thy healing wings; Open joy's long-sealed springs; Reign, O thou King of kings, In this dark land. 3. Come, come, thou conqu'ring One, Reign upon thy throne, In glory bright; Then shall the ransomed raise, Unceasing songs of praise, Thro'out eternal days, In realms of light. Used With Tune: AMERICA
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Jordan's Stormy Banks

Author: Rev. S. Stennett Appears in 1,331 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Refrain First Line: We will rest in the fair and happy land Lyrics: 1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. Chorus: We will rest in the fair and happy land, Just across on the evergreen shore; Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb by and by, And dwell with Jesus evermore. 2. O'er all those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day, There Christ, the Sun, forever reigns, And scatters night away. [Chorus] 3. When shall I reach that happy place, And be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his kingdom rest? [Chorus] 4. Fill'd with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay; Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [On Jordan's stormy banks I stand]
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Children of the King

Author: John Cennick Appears in 1,181 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Children of the heav'nly King Lyrics: 1. Children of the heav'nly King As we journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2. We are trav'ling home to God, In the way the fathers trod; And when Christ our Lord shall come, We shall all be gathered home. 3. Shout, ye little flock, and blest, You near Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seats are now prepared, There your kingdom and reward. 4. Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. Used With Tune: HART
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Hark! Hark! My Soul

Author: F. W. Faber Appears in 604 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Hark! hark, my soul! Angelic songs are swelling Lyrics: 1. Hark! hark, my soul! Angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields, and ocean's wave beat shore; How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! Amen. 2. Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, "Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come;" And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing, The music of the gospel leads us home. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! Amen. 3. Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea, And laden souls by thousands meekly stealing, King Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! Amen. 4. Rest comes at length: though life be long and dreary, The day must dawn, and dark some night be past; Faith's journeys end in welcome to the weary, And heav'n, the heart's true home, will come at last. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! Amen. 5. Angels, sing on! your faithful watches keeping: Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above; Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! Amen. Used With Tune: PILGRIMS
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When Thou Shalt Come

Author: Selina, C. of H. Appears in 439 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come Lyrics: 1. When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come, To call thy ransom'd people home, Shall I among them stand? Shall such a worthless worm as I. Who sometimes am afraid to die Be found at thy right hand? 2. I love to meet among them now, Before thy gracious throne to bow, Though weakest of them all; Nor can I bear the piercing thought, To have my worthless name left out, When thou for them shalt call. 3. Let me among thy saints be found, When e'er th' Archangel's trump shall sound, To see thy smiling face; Then joyfully thy praise I'll sing, While heaven's resounding mansions ring With shouts of endless grace. Used With Tune: MERIBAH
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Remember Me

Author: Watts Appears in 2,304 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ; The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed? Refrain First Line: Help me, dear Saviour, thee to own Lyrics: 1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed? And did my Sov'reign die? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? Chorus: Help me, dear Saviour, thee to own, And ever faithful be; And when thou sittest on thy throne, O Lord, remember me. 2 Was it for crimes that I have done, He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ the mighty Maker died For man, the creature's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe; Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do. Used With Tune: [Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?]
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Homeward Bound

Author: W. F. Warren Appears in 254 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Out on an ocean all boundless we ride Lyrics: 1 Out on an ocean all boundless we ride, We're homeward bound, homeward bound; Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide, We're homeward bound, etc. Far from the safe, quiet harbor we've rode, Seeking our Father's celestial abode, Promise of which on us each is bestowed, We're homeward bound, homeward etc. 2 Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars, We're homeward bound, etc. Look! yonder lie the bright heavenly shores, We're homeward bound, etc. Steady, O pilot! stand firm at the wheel; Steady, we soon shall outweather the gale; O, how we fly 'neath the loud-creaking sail! We're homeward bound, etc. 3 Into the harbor of heaven now we glide, We're home at last, home at last; Softly we drift on its bright silver tide, We're home at last, home at last. Glory to God! all our dangers are o'er, We stand secure on the glorified shore; Glory to God! we shall shout ever more; We're home at last, home at last. Used With Tune: [Out on an ocean all boundless we ride]
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To Be There

Author: Elizabeth Mills Appears in 368 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: We speak of the realms of the blest Lyrics: 1. We speak of the realms of the blest, That country so bright and so fair, And oft are its glories confess'd, But what must it be to be there! We speak of its streets of pure gold, Its walls deck'd with jewels so rare, Its wonders and pleasures untold, But what must it be to be there! 2. We speak of its freedom from sin, From sorrow, temptation and care, From trials without and within, But what must it be to be there! We speak of its service of love, And robes which the glorified wear, The church of the firstborn above, But what must it be to be there! 3. Do Thee, midst temptation and woe, For heaven my spirit prepare, And shortly I also shall know And feel what it is to be there; Then o'er the bright fields we shall roam, In glory celestial and fair, With saints and with angels at home, And Jesus himself will be there. Used With Tune: CONTRAST
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Jerusalem the Golden

Author: Bernard of Cluny Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal City of God Lyrics: 1. Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest, Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice oppress'd: I know not, O I know not What holy joy are there; What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare. 2. There is the throne of David, And there, from care releas'd. The song of them that triumph, The shout of them that feast; And they who with their Leader, Have conquered in the fight, Forever and forever Are clad in robes of white. 3. O sweet and blessed country, The home of God's elect! O sweet and blessed country, That eager hearts expect! Jesus in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest; Who art with God the Father, And Spirit ever blest. Used With Tune: EWING
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O Paradise!

Author: F. W. Faber, D. D. Appears in 458 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: O Paradise! O Paradise! Refrain First Line: Where loyal hearts and true Lyrics: 1. O Paradise! O Paradise! Who doth not crave for rest? Who would not seek the happy land Where they that love are blest? Refrain: Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture thro' and thro', In God's most holy sigh. 2. O Paradise! O Paradise! The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold? [Refrain] 3. O Paradise! O Paradise! I want to sin no more; I want to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore. [Refrain] 4. O Paradise! O Paradise! I would so faithful be, That when my race on earth has run That race may end in thee. [Refrain] Used With Tune: PARADISE
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We'll Stand the Storm

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,228 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: When I can read my title clear Refrain First Line: We will stand the storm Lyrics: 1. When I can read my title clear, When I can read my title clear, When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies. I'll bid farewell to ev'ry fear, I'll bid farewell to ev'ry fear, I'll bid farewell to ev'ry fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. Chorus: We will stand the storm, We will anchor by and by, by and by; We will stand the storm, We will anchor by and by. 2. Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurled; Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. [Chorus] 3. Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. [Chorus] 4. There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When I can read my title clear]
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My Savior First of All

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Appears in 241 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: When my life work is ended, and I cross the swelling tide Refrain First Line: I shall know him, I shall know him Lyrics: 1. When my lifework is ended, and I cross the swelling tide, When "this mortal puts on immortality;" I shall know my Redeemer when I reach the other side, And his smile will be the first to welcome me. Chorus: I shall know him, I shall know him As redeemed by his side I shall stand, I shall know him, I shall know him By the prints of the nails in his hands. 2. O, the soul thrilling rapture when I view his blessed face, And the luster of his kindly beaming eye; How my full heart will praise him for the mercy, love, and grace, That prepares for me a mansion in the sky. [Chorus] 3. O, the dear ones departed! How the tender mem'ries come, As the farewell at the river I recall; In the sweet vales of Eden we shall meet no more to roam, But I long to see my Saviour first of all. [Chorus] 4. Thro' the gates to the city, in a robe of spotless white, He will lead me where no tears shall ever fall; In the glad song of ages I shall mingle with delight; But I long to meet my Saviour first of all [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When my life work is ended, and I cross the swelling tide]
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We'll Never Say Good-By

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman Appears in 112 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: With friends on earth we meet in gladness Refrain First Line: We'll never say goodbye in heav'n Lyrics: 1. With friends on earth we meet in gladness, While swift the moments fly, Yet ever comes the tho't of sadness, That we must say "Good-by." Chorus: We'll never say good-by in heav'n, We'll never say good-by, In that fair land of joy and song We'll never say good-by. 2. How joyful is the hope that lingers, When loved ones say "Farewell," That we, when all earth's toils are ended, With them shall ever dwell. [Chorus] 3. No parting words shall e'er be spoken In yonder home so fair; But songs of joy, and peace, and gladness, We'll sing forever there. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [With friends on earth we meet in gladness]
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Marching to Zion

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,787 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal City of God First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion Lyrics: 1. Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne. Chorus: We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We're marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. 2. Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But children of the heav'nly King, But children of the heav'nly King, May speak their joys abroad, May speak their joys abroad. [Chorus] 3. The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Or walk the golden streets, Or walk the golden streets. [Chorus] 4. Then let our song abound, And ev'ry tear be dry; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground, We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground, To fairer worlds on high, To fairer worlds on high. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Come, we that love the Lord]
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Forever With the Lord

Author: J. Montgomery Appears in 631 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: "Forever with the Lord!" Refrain First Line: Nearer home, nearer home Lyrics: 1. "Forever with the Lord!" Amen, so let it be; Life for the dead is in that word: 'Tis immortality. Here in this body pent, Absent from him I roam; Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. Chorus: Near home, nearer home, A day's march nearer home. 2. My Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near At times to faith's aspiring eye, Thy golden gates appear! Ah, then my spirit faints To reach the land I love; The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above. [Chorus] 3. And when the morn shall come That ends this night of pain, Thro' grace may I escape the tomb, And life eternal gain; Then knowing "as I'm known," How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne, "Forever with the Lord!" [Chorus] Used With Tune: ["Forever with the Lord!"]
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One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Author: Phoebe Cary Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: One sweetly solemn tho't Refrain First Line: Nearer my home Lyrics: 1. One sweetly solemm tho't, Comes to me o'er and o'er; I'm nearer to my home today, Than e'er I've been before. Chorus: Nearer my home, Nearer my home; Nearer my home today, today, Than e'er I've been before. 2. Nearer my Father's house, Where many mansions be; Nearer the throne where Jesus reigns, Nearer the crystal sea. [Chorus] 3. Nearer my going home, Laying my burdens down, Leaving my cross of heavy grief, Wearing my starry crown. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [One sweetly solemn tho't]
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Redemption Nigh

Author: Reginald Heber Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home; The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: In the sun, and moon, and stars Lyrics: 1. In the sun, and moon, and stars, Signs and wonders have appeared; Earth has groan'd with bloody wars, And the hearts of men have fear'd. 2. Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, Tossed with stronger tempests, rise; Darker storms the mountains sweep, Fiercer lightnings rend the skies. 3. Dread alarms shall shake the proud, Pale amazement, restless fear; And amid the thunder cloud Shall the Judge of men appear. 4. But, tho' from his awful face, Heav'n shall fade, and earth shall fly, Fear not ye, his chosen race, Your redemption draweth nigh. Used With Tune: PLEYEL
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Work Till Jesus Comes

Author: Mrs. E. Mills Appears in 596 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: O land of rest, for thee I sigh Refrain First Line: We'll work till Jesus comes Lyrics: 1. O land of rest, for thee I sigh; When will the moment come When I shall lay my armor by, And dwell with Christ at home? Chorus: We'll work till Jesus comes, We'll work till Jesus comes, We'll work till Jesus comes, And we'll be gathered home. 2. No tranquil joys on earth I know, No peace, shelt'ring dome; This world's a wilderness of woe, This world is not my home. 3. When by affliction sharply tried, Faith tells of scenes to come, Those endless joys prepared above, And then I sigh for home. Used With Tune: LAND OF REST
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Harvest Home

Author: Jane M. Campbell; F. E. B. Appears in 453 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Harvest Time First Line: We plough the fields and scatter Refrain First Line: All good gifts around us Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God's almighty hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes, and the sunshine, And soft, refreshing rain. Chorus: All good gifts around us, Are sent from heav'n above, Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, For all His wondrous love. 2 We thank Thee, loving Father, For all things bright and good, The seed time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food. No wealth have we to offer, For all Thy love imparts, But that which Thou desirest, Our humble, thankful hearts. Chorus: Best of all Thy blessings, To earth the Saviour came, That we may rise and win the prize, Of endless life with Him. 3 Shall we not give for others, As God to us has giv'n, Own all mankind as brothers, And help them on to heav'n? We bring our offrings gladly, And speed the message on, Of Christ and His salvation, To all beneath the sun. Chorus: Quickly, blessed Master, O may Thy kingdom come! At Thy command, in ev'ry land, We speed the "harvest home." Used With Tune: DRESDEN
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When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

Author: J. M. B. Appears in 436 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more Lyrics: 1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more, And the morning breaks eternal, bright and fair; When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. Chorus: When the roll is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. 2. On that bright and cloudless morning, when the dead in Christ shall rise, And the glory of His resurrection share; When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. [Chorus] 3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun, Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care, Then, when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more]
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Awake, Ye Saints

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 226 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes Lyrics: 1. Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high; Awake, and praise that sov'reign love That shows salvation nigh; Awake, and praise that sov'reign love That shows salvation nigh. 2. Swift on the wings of time it flies; Each moment brings it near; Then welcome each declining day, Welcome each closing year; Then welcome each declining day, Welcome each closing year. 3. Not many years their round shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes; Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. Used With Tune: ZERAH
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Face to Face

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Appears in 218 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: Face to face with Christ my Saviour Refrain First Line: Face to face shall I behold Him Lyrics: 1. Face to face with Christ my Saviour, Face to face what will it be? When with rapture I behold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me. Chorus: Face to face shall I behold Him, Far beyond the starry sky; Face to face in all His glory, I shall see Him by and by! 2. Only faintly now, I see Him, With the dark'ning veil between, But a blessed day is coming, When His glory shall be seen. [Chorus] 3. What rejoicing in His presence, When are banished grief and pain, When the crooked ways are straightened, And the dark things shall be plain! [Chorus] 4. Face to face! O! blissful moment! Face to face to see and know; Face to face with my Redeemer, Jesus Christ who loves me so. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Face to face with Christ my Saviour]
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Glorious Things

Author: John Newton Appears in 1,292 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal City of God First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken Lyrics: 1. Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God: He whose word can not be broken Formed thee for His own abode; On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake Thy sure repose? With salvation's wall surrounded, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 2. See the streams of living waters Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear and want remove; Who can faint when such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age. 3. Round each habitation hov'ring, See the cloud and fire appear For a glory and a cov'ring, Showing that the Lord is near; Blest inhabitants of Zion, Washed in the Redeemer's blood; Jesus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God. 4. Saviour, if of Zion's city I, thro' grace, a member am, Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in Thy name; Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show; Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know. Used With Tune: AUSTRIA
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On the Mountain Top

Author: Thos. Kelly Appears in 595 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: On the mountain top appearing Lyrics: 1. On the mountain top appearing, Lo! the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion bearing Zion long in hostile lands: Mourning captive! Mourning captive! God himself shall loose thy hands. 2. Has thy night been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved? Cease thy mourning; Cease thy mourning; Zion still is well belov'd. 3. God, thy God will now restore thee; He himself appears thy friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee; Here their boasts and triumphs end: Great deliver'ance, Great deliv'rance Zion's king will surely send. Used With Tune: TAMWORTH
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Who Are These?

Author: H. T. Schenck Appears in 145 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: Who are these like stars appearing Lyrics: 1. Who are these like stars appearing, These, before God's throne who stand? Each a golden crown is wearing, Who are all this glorious band? Alleluia! hark, they sing, Praising loud their heav'nly King. 2. These are they who have contended For their Saviour's honor long, Wrestling on till life was ended, Foll'wing not the sinful throng: Alleluia! hark, they sing, Praising loud their heav'nly King. 3. These are they whose hearts were riven, Sore with woe and anguish tried, Who in pray'r full oft have striven With the God they glorified: Alleluia! hark, they sing, Praising loud their heav'nly King. Used With Tune: NEANDER
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How Long?

Author: Anon. Appears in 69 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Waiting for Christ First Line: How long, O Lord our Saviour Lyrics: 1 How long, O Lord our Saviour, Wilt thou remain away? Our hearts are growing weary Of thy so long delay. O when shall come the moment, When, brighter far than morn, The sunshine of thy glory Shall on thy people dawn? 2 How long, O gracious Master, Wilt thou thy household leave? So long hast thou now tarried, Few thy return believe. Immersed in sloth and folly, Thy servants, Lord, we see; And few of us stand ready With joy to welcome thee. 3 O, wake thy slumb'ring people; Send forth the solemn cry; Let all the saints repeat it, "The Saviour draweth nigh!" May all our lamps be burning, Our loins well girded be, Each longing heart preparing With joy thy face to see. Used With Tune: WEBB
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No Night There

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 125 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal City of God First Line: In the land of fadeless day Refrain First Line: God shall "wipe away all tears" Lyrics: 1. In the land of fadeless day, Lies "the city four-square," It shall never pass away, And there is "no night there. Chorus: God shall "wipe away all tears;" There's no death, no pain, nor fears; And they count not time by years, For there is "no night there." 2. All the gates of pearl are made, In "the city four-square," All the streets with gold are laid, And there is "no night there." [Chorus] 3. And the gates shall never close To "the city four-square," There life's crystal river flows, And there is "no night there." [Chorus] 4. There they need no sunshine bright, In "that city four-square," For the Lamb is all the light, And there is "no night there." [Chorus] Used With Tune: [In the land of fadeless day]
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Joy to the World

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,857 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: Joy to the world, the Lord will come! Lyrics: 1. Joy to the world, the Lord will come! Let earth receive her King; Let ev'ry heart prepare him room, And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing. 2. Joy to the earth, the Lord will reign! Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. 3. Soon will he rule the earth with grace, And make the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, And won- and wonders of his love. Used With Tune: ANTIOCH
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Gather at the River?

Author: R. L. Appears in 747 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: Shall we gather at the river Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1. Shall we gather at the river Where bright angel feet have trod; With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God? Chorus: Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river; Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. 2 On the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We will walk and worship ever, All the happy golden day. [Chorus] 3. Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we ev'ry burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown [Chorus] 4. Soon we'll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease, Soon our happy hearts will quiver With that melody of peace. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Shall we gather at the river]
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Shall We Meet?

Author: Horace L. Hastings Appears in 439 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: Shall we meet beyond the river Refrain First Line: Shall we meet, shall we meet Lyrics: 1. Shall we meet beyond the river, Where the surges cease to roll? Where, in all the bright forever, Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul? Refrain: Shall we meet, shall we meet, Shall we meet beyond the river? Shall we meet beyond the river, Where the surges cease to roll? 2. Shall we meet in that blest harbor, When our stormy voyage is o'er? Shall we meet and cast the anchor, By the fair, celestial shore? [Refrain] 3. Shall we meet in yonder city, Where the tow'rs of crystal shine? Where the walls are all of jasper, Built for us by hands divine? [Refrain] 4. Shall we meet with Christ, our Saviour, When he comes to claim his own? Shall we know his blessed favor, And sit down upon his throne? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Shall we meet beyond the river]
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Bringing in the Sheaves

Author: Knowles Shaw Appears in 717 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Harvest Time First Line: Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness Lyrics: 1 Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve; Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. Chorus: Bringing in the sheaves, Bringing in the sheaves, We shall come rejoicing, Bringing in the sheaves; Bringing in the sheaves, Bringing in the sheaves, We shall come rejoicing, Bringing in the sheaves. 2 Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows, Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze; By and by the harvest, and the labor ended, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. [Chorus] 3 Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master, Tho' the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness]
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Sweet By And By

Author: S. Fillmore Bennett Appears in 658 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: There's a land that is fairer than day Refrain First Line: In the sweet by and by Lyrics: 1. There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar; For our Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there. Chorus: In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore, In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore. 2. We shall sing on that beautiful shore, The melodious songs of the blest; And our spirits shall sorrow no more, Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Chorus] 3. To our bountiful Father above We will offer a tribute of praise, For the glorious gift of His love, And the blessings that hallow our days. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [There's a land that is fairer than day]
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Watchman, Tell Me

Author: S. S. Brewer Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: Watchman, tell me, does the morning Lyrics: 1 Watchman, tell me, does the morning Of fair Zion's glory dawn? Have the signs that marks His coming Yet upon thy pathway shone? Pilgrim, yes! arise, look round thee; Light is breaking in the skies; Gird thy bridal robes around thee, Morning dawns, arise! arise! 2 Watchman, see, the light is beaming Brighter still upon thy way, Signs thro' all the earth are gleaming, Omens of the coming day When the Jubal trumpet, sounding, Shall awake from land and sea All the saints of God, now sleeping, Clad in immortality. 3 Watchman, hail the light ascending Of the grand Sabbatic year; All with voices loud proclaiming That the kingdom now is near: Pilgrim, yes, I see just yonder, Canaan's glorious hights arise; Salem, too, appears in grandeur, Tow'ring 'neath its sunlit skies. 4 Watchman, in the golden city, Seated on his jasper throne, Zion's King, arrayed in beauty, Reigns in peace from zone to zone. There on sunlit hills and mountains, Golden beams serenely glow; Purling streams and crystal fountains, On whose banks sweet flow'rets blow. 5 Watchman, see, the land is nearing, With its vernal fruits and flow'rs; On, just yonder, O how cheering! Bloom forever Eden's bow'rs. Hark! the choral strains are ringing. Wafted on the balmy air; See the millions, hear them singing, Soon the pilgrim will be there. Used With Tune: DAWNING
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Jewels

Author: Rev. W. O. Cushing Appears in 402 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: When He cometh, when he cometh Refrain First Line: Like the stars of the morning Lyrics: 1. When He cometh, when he cometh To make up his jewels, All his jewels, precious jewels, His loved and his own, Chorus: Like the stars of the morning, His bright crown adorning, They shall shine in their beauty, Bright gems for his crown. 2. He will gather, he will gather The gems for his kingdom, All the pure ones, all the bright ones, His loved and his own. [Chorus] 3. Little children, little children, Who love their Redeemer, Are the jewels, precious jewels, His loved and his own. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When He cometh, when he cometh]
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Above These Shades

Author: Anne Steele Appears in 164 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: O could our thoughts and wishes fly Lyrics: 1. O could our thoughts and wishes fly, Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky, Where sorrow ne'er invades! 2. There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, In ever blooming prospect rise, Exposes to no decay. 3. Lord, send a beam of light divine, To guide our upward aim; With one reviving look of thine, Our languid hearts inflame. 4. O then, on faith's sublimest wing, Our ardent souls shall rise, To those bright scenes where pleasures spring Immortal in the skies. Used With Tune: COVENTRY
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Pray for Reapers

Author: Maxwell Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Harvest Time First Line: Saints of God, the dawn is bright'ning Lyrics: 1 Saints of God, the dawn is bright'ning, Tokens of the coming Lord; O'er the earth the fields are whit'ning, Louder rings the Master's word: Pray for reapers, Pray for reapers, In the harvest of the Lord. 2 Feebly now they toil in sadness, Weeping o'er the waste around, Slowly gath'ring grains of gladness, While their echoing cries resound: Pray that reapers, Pray that reapers, In God's harvest may abound. 3 Now, O Lord, ful fill thy pleasure, Breathe upon thy chosen band, And with pentecostal measure, Send forth reapers in our land; Faithful reapers, Faithful reapers, Gath'ring sheaves for thy right hand. 4 Soon shall end the time of weeping, Soon the reaping time will come, Heav'n and earth together keeping God's eternal harvest home; Saints and angels, Saints and angels, Shout the world's great harvest home. Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE
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Gliding Swiftly By

Author: D. Nelson Appears in 596 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: My days are gliding swiftly by Refrain First Line: For O, we stand on Jordan's strand Lyrics: 1 My days are gliding swiftly by, And I, a pilgrim stranger, Would not detain them as they fly These hours of toil and danger; Chorus: For O, we stand on Jordan's strand, And soon we'll all pass over; And just before, the shining shore, We may almost discover. 2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear, Our distant home discerning; Our absent Lord has left us word, Let ev'ry lamp be burning. [Chorus] 3 Should coming days be cold and dark, We need not cease our singing; That perfect rest naught can molest, Where golden harps are ringing. [Chorus] 4 Let sorrow's rudest tempests blow, Each cord on earth to sever, Our King says, Come, and there's our home, Forever, O, forever! [Chorus] Used With Tune: SHINING SHORE
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Ten Thousand Times

Author: Rev. H. Alford Appears in 434 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: Ten thousand times ten thousand Lyrics: 1. Ten thousand times ten thousand, In sparkling raiment bright, The armies of the ransomed saints Throng up the steeps of light. 'Tis finished, all is finished, Their fight with death and sin: Fling open wide the golden gates, And let the victors in. 2. What rush of hallelujahs Fills all the earth and sky! The ringing of a thousand harps Proclaims the triumph high. O day for which creation And all its tribes were made! O joy, for all its former woes A thousand-fold repaid! 3. O then what raptured, greetings On Canaan's happy shore! What knitting severed friendship where Death partings are no more! Then eyes with joy shall sparkle, That brimmed with tears of late: Orphans no longer fatherless, Nor widows desolate. 4. Bring near Thy great salvation, Thou Lamb for sinners slain, Fill up the roll of Thine elect, Then take Thy pow'r and reign; Appear, Desire of nations, Thine exiles long for home; Show in the heav'ns Thy promised sign; Thou Prince and Saviour, come! Used With Tune: ALFORD
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Till He Come

Author: E. H. Bickersteth Appears in 253 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Waiting for Christ First Line: "Till He come!" O let the words Lyrics: 1 "Till He come!" O let the words Linger on the trembling chords; Let the "little while" between, In their golden light be seen; Let us think how heav'n and home Lie beyond that "Till He come!" 2 When the weary ones we love, From the cares of earth remove, When their words of hope and cheer Fall no longer on our ear, Hush! be ev'ry murmur dumb, It is only "Till He come!" 3 Clouds and darkness round us press; Would we have one sorrow less? All the sharpness of the cross, All that tells the world is loss, Death and darkness and the tomb, Pain us only "Till He come!" Used With Tune: ELTHAM
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Hark! That Shout!

Author: Thomas Kelly Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: Hark, that shout of rapture high Lyrics: 1. Hark! that shout of rapture high, Bursting forth from yonder cloud; Jesus comes, thro' the sky, Angels tell their joy aloud, Angels tell their joy aloud. 2. Hark! the trumpet's awful voice Sounds abroad o'er sea and land; Let his people now rejoice; Their redemption is at hand, Their redemption is at hand. 3. See, the Lord appears in view; Heav'n and earth before him fly; Rise, ye saints, he comes for you; Rise, to meet him in the sky, Rise, to meet him in the sky. 4. Go and dwell with him above, Where no foe can e'er molest; Happy in the Saviour's love, Ever blessing, ever blest, Ever blessing, ever blest. Used With Tune: HENDON
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Is My Name Written There?

Author: Mrs. M. A. Kidder Appears in 405 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal City of God First Line: Lord, I care not for riches Refrain First Line: Is my name written there Lyrics: 1. Lord, I care not for riches, Neither silver nor gold; I would make sure of heaven, I would enter the fold; In the book of thy kingdom, With its pages so fair, Tell me, Jesus, my Saviour, Is my name written there? Chorus: Is my name written there, On the page white and fair? In the book of thy kingdom, Is my name written there? 2. Lord, my sins they are many, Like the sands of the sea, But thy blood, O my Saviour, Is sufficient for me; For thy promise is written In bright letters that glow, "Tho' your sins be as scarlet, I will make them like snow." [Chorus] 3. O that beautiful city, With its mansions of light, With its glorified beings In pure garments of white! Where no evil thing cometh To despoil what is fair, Where the angels are watching, Is my name written there? [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Lord, I care not for riches]
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Land of Pure Delight

Author: Watts Appears in 1,402 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: There is a land of pure delight Lyrics: 1. There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. There everlasting spring abides, And never with'ring flow'rs, And but a little space divides This heav'nly land from ours. 2. Pure is the land the saints espy, And all the region peace; No wanton lips nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. Those holy gates forever bar Pollution, sin, and shame; None shall obtain admittance there But foll'wers of the Lamb. 3. O could we make our doubts remove Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love, With unbeclouded eyes; Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not all this world's pretended good Could ever charm us more. Used With Tune: VARINA
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Hail to the Brightness

Author: Thomas Hastings Appears in 460 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Lyrics: 1. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain! Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning: Zion, in triumph, begins her mild reign. 2. Lo, in the desert, rich flowers are springing; Streams ever copious are gliding along; Loud, from the mountaintops, echoes are ringing; Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. 3. See, the dead risen from land and from ocean; Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high; Fall'n are the engines of war and commotion; Shouts of salvation are rending the sky. Used With Tune: [Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!]
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The Song of Jubilee

Author: J. Montgomery Appears in 446 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: Hark! the song of Jubilee Lyrics: 1. Hark! the song of Jubilee; Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea When it breaks upon the shore; Hallelujah! 'tis the Lord! Lo, he comes on earth to reign; Hallelujah! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2. Hallelujah! hark! the sound Rises joyful to the skies; From above, beneath, around, Wake creation's harmonies: See Jehovah's banner furl'd, Sheath'd his sword: he speaks, 'tis done; Hallelujah! let the word Echo around the earth and main. 3. He shall reign from pole to pole With supreme, unbounded sway; He shall reign, when like a scroll Yonder heav'ns have pass'd away: Then beneath his iron rod, Man's last enemy shall fall; Hallelujah! to our God, Lo, he comes to conquer all. Used With Tune: WATCHMAN
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Christ Returneth

Author: H. L. Turner Appears in 134 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Return of Christ First Line: It maybe at morn, when the day is awaking Refrain First Line: O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Lyrics: 1. It may be at morn, when the day is awaking, When sunlight thro' darkness and shadow is breaking, That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory To receive from the world His own. Chorus: O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song? Christ returneth, Hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen, Hallelujah! Amen. 2. It may be at midday, and it may be at twilight, It may be, perchance, that the blackness of midnight Will burst into light in the blaze of His glory, When Jesus receives His own. [Chorus] 3. While His hosts cry Hosanna, from heaven, descending, With glorified saints and the angels attending, With grace on His brow, like a halo of glory; Will Jesus receive "His own." [Chorus] 4. O joy! O delight! should we go without dying, No sickness, no sadness, no dread, and no crying, Caught up thro' the clouds with our Lord into glory, When Jesus receives His own. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [It may be at morn, when the day is awaking]
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Home of the Soul

Author: Mrs. Ellen M. H. Gates Appears in 340 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: I will sing you a song of that beautiful land Lyrics: 1. I will sing you a song of that beautiful land, The far away home of the soul, Where no storms ever beat on the glittering strand, While the years of eternity roll, While the years of eternity roll; Where no storms ever beat on the glittering strand, While the years of eternity roll. 2. O, that home of the soul! in my visions and dreams Its bright, jasper walls I can see, Till I fancy but thinly the vail intervenes Between the fair city and me, Between the fair city and me; Till I fancy but thinly the vail intervenes Between the fair city and me. 3. That unchangeable home is for you and for me, Where Jesus of Nazareth stand; The King of all kingdoms forever, is he, And He holdeth our crowns in His hands, And He holdeth our crowns in His hands; The King of all kingdoms forever, is He, And He holdeth our crowns in His hands. 4. O, how sweet it will be in that beautiful land, So free from all sorrow and pain; With song on our lips and with harps in our hands, To meet one another again! To meet one another again! With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands, To meet one another again. Used With Tune: [I will sing you a song of that beautiful land]
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Rest for the Weary

Author: S. F. Harmer Appears in 452 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Nearing Home First Line: In the Christian's home in glory Refrain First Line: There is rest for the weary Lyrics: 1. In the Christian's home in glory, There remains a land of rest; And my Saviour's gone before me To fulfill my soul's request. Refrain: There is rest for the weary, There is rest for the weary, There is rest for the weary, There is rest for you; On the other side of Jordan, In the sweet fields of Eden, Where the tree of life is blooming, There is rest for you. 2. He is fitting up my mansion Which eternally shall stand, For my stay shall not be transient In that holy, happy land. [Refrain] 3. Pain or sickness ne'er shall enter, Grief nor woe my lot shall share; But in that celestial center, I a crown of life shall wear. [Refrain] 4. Death itself shall then be vanquished, And its sting shall be withdrawn; Shout for gladness, O ye ransomed! Hail with joy the rising morn. [Refrain] 5. Sing, O sing, ye heirs of glory, Shout your triumph as you go; Zion's gates will open for you, You shall find an entrance thro'. Used With Tune: [In the Christian's home in glory]
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We Shall Know

Author: Annie Herbert Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Meeting in Heaven First Line: When the mists have rolled in splendor Refrain First Line: We shall know as we are known Lyrics: 1. When the mists have rolled in splendor From the beauty of the hills, And the sunshine, warm and tender, Falls in kisses on the rills, We may read love's shining letter In the rainbow of the spray; We shall know each other better When the mists have cleared away. Chorus: We shall know as we are known, Nevermore to walk alone, In the dawning of the morning, When mists have cleared away; In the dawning of the morning, When the mists have cleared away. 2. If we err in human blindness, And forget that we are dust, If we miss the law of kindness When we struggle to be just, Snowy wings of peace shall cover All the errors of today, When the weary watch is over, And the mists have cleared away. [Chorus] 3. When the mists have ris'n above us, As our Father knows his own, Face to face with those that love us, We shall know as we are known; Far beyond the orient meadows Floats the golden fringe of day; Heart to heart we bide the shadows, Till the mists have cleared away. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When the mists have rolled in splendor]
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Watchful at His Gate

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 454 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Waiting for Christ First Line: Ye servants of the Lord Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait; Observant of his heavn'ly word, And watchful at his gate. Observant of his heav'nly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins as in his sight; His coming thus proclaim. Gird up your loins as in his sight; His coming thus proclaim. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command, And while we speak, he's near; Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O, happy servant he, In such a posture found! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crown'd. He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crown'd. Used With Tune: EL KADER
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The Homeland

Author: Hugh R. Haweis Appears in 188 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal First Line: The Homeland! O the Homeland! Lyrics: 1. The Homeland! O the Homeland! The land of the freeborn! There's no night in the Homeland, But aye the fadeless morn; I'm sighing for the Homeland, My heart is aching here; There is no pain in the Homeland To which I'm drawing near; There is no pain in the Homeland To which I'm drawing near. 2. My Lord is in the Homeland, With angels bright and fair; There's no sin in the Homeland, And no temptation there; The music of the Homeland Is ringing in my ears; And when I think of the Homeland My eyes are filled with tears; And when I think of the Homeland My eyes are filled with tears. 3. The dwellers in the Homeland Are beck'ning me to come, Where neither death nor sorrow Invades their holy home; O dear, dear native country! O rest and peace above! Christ bring us all to the Homeland Of Thy redeeming love; Christ bring us all to the Homeland Of Thy redeeming love. Used With Tune: [The Homeland! O the Homeland!]

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