The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2540

2540. Home at Last (Cushing)

1. Cheer, O cheer, ye sons of Zion!
Weary days will soon be past;
Joy’s bright banner waving o’er us
Tells that Heav’n is won at last.
On that fair, celestial morning,
Comes no cloud of grief or pain;
In your peaceful tents abiding,
Sorrow ne’er shall come again.

Refrain
Cheer, O cheer, ye sons of Zion!
Weary days will soon be past;
Joy’s bright banner waving o’er us
Tells that Heav’n is won at last.

2. Cheer, O cheer, the morn is breaking!
Gloomy night will disappear;
Christ will come with sweet awaking;
Happier days will soon be here;
Long the pilgrim path we’ve wandered,
Long we’ve hoped ’mid doubt and fear,
Hard we’ve pressed thro’ many a battle—
Now the day of peace is here. [Refrain]

3. Cheer, O cheer, the morn is breaking!
Bright its beams of promise rise;
Sing, O sing, ye heirs of Zion!
Hear the welcome from the skies:
Come, ye blessèd of My Father,
Faint no more ’mid doubts and fears;
Heaven’s bright portal opes before you;
Wait for you immortal years. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Cheer, O cheer, ye sons of Zion
• Title: Home at Last (Cushing)
• Author: William Orcutt Cushing (1877)
• Refrain First Line: Cheer, O cheer, ye sons of Zion!
• Language: English
• Source: Welcome Tidings, by Robert Lowry, W. Howard Doane & Ira D. Sankey (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Cheer, O cheer, ye sons of Zion]
• Composer: Robert Lowry
• Incipit: 13532 34653 11616
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain