The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8630

8630. The Home Of The Blest

1 Oh, when shall I dwell in a mansion all bright,
And Jesus, my Savior, behold?
Or walk by His side, like an angel of light,
In a city all garnished with gold?

Refrain:
Home of the blest, home of the blest!
When wilt thou ever be mine?
Home of the blest, home of the blest!
Soon shalt thou ever be mine.

2 No pearl from the ocean or gold from the mine
Can pardon or purity buy:
I’ll trust in the blood of a Savior divine,
And cling to the cross till I die. [Refrain]

3 But while I’m a stranger, away from my home,
I’ll toil in the vineyard and pray;
I’ll carry the cross, while I think of the crown,
And watch for the break of the day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, when shall I dwell in a mansion all bright
• Title: The Home Of The Blest
• Author: Alfred Arthur Graley
• Language: English
• Source: The Evergreen by T. J. Cook and Theodore E. Perkins (New York: F. J. Huntington, 1862)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, when shall I dwell in a mansion all bright]
• Composer: Rigdon McCoy McIntosh (1883)
• Key: B Major
• Copyright: Public Domain