Scripture Verse

I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2

Introduction

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Joseph P. Webster (1819–1875)

Words: Jes­sie A. Lee, 2007 (pub­lic do­main).

Music: Sweet By and By Jo­seph P. Web­ster (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Jessie A. Lee (1992–)

Lyrics

There’s a home where I’m long­ing to go
In a land where no sor­row I’ll know,
And God’s boun­ti­ful bless­ings will flow
From His hand, and His love He’ll be­stow.

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Oh, my home—bless­èd home!
Glorious home where my Je­sus I’ll see!
Oh, my home—dear­est home,
Where His sweet face will smile up­on me!

Earthly dia­monds can ne­ver com­pare
To the rich­es with Je­sus I’ll share,
Where the Sun shines a gleam ev­ery­where,
And the streets paved with gold are so fair.

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In that home where I some day will be,
The re­deemed of the earth I shall see.
They were saved by Christ’s blood on the tree.
I’ll rejoice with them clear­ly and free!

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I will see those who went on be­fore—
Dearest fa­mi­ly, friends and still more:
Little child­ren, sweet, in­no­cent, pure,
Running, play­ing, on Hea­ven’s green shore.

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Then our Lamb will ex­tend His sweet hand,
And ca­ress lit­tle child­ren and stand
In the midst of them, lead­ing their band,
With a smile on His face, through the land.

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All our tears will He wipe from our eyes,
When to Hea­ven with Him we shall rise,
Gather all of His jew­els as His prize;
Then we’ll sing of His love in the skies!

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