The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9208

9208. Going Home At Last

1 The evening shades are falling,
Our sun is sinking fast;
The Holy One is calling,
We’re going home at last.

Refrain:
Going home at last!
Going home at last!
The march will soon be over;
We’re going home at last.

2 The road’s been long and dreary,
The toils came thick and fast;
In body weak and weary,
We’re going home at last. [Refrain]

3 We now are nearing Heaven,
And soon shall be at rest;
Our crowns will soon be given,
We’re going home at last. [Refrain]

4 Oh, praise the Lord forever!
Our sorrows are all past;
We’ll part no more, no never,
We are at home at last. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The evening shades are falling
• Title: Going Home At Last
• Author: W. Gossett (1880)
• Refrain First Line: Going home at last!
• Language: English
• Source: Gates of Praiseby Isaiah Baltzell and Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton: W. J. Shuey, 1880)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The evening shades are falling]
• Composer: Edmund Simon Lorenz
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain