The Jewel ‎#51

51. The Welcome Home

1 How sweet will be the welcome home,
When this short life is o’er,
When pain and sorrow, care and grief
Shall dwell with us no more.
When we that bright and heav'nly land,
With spirit eyes shall see,
And join the holy angel band,
In praise, dear lord, of thee.

Chorus:
The welcome home, the welcome home,
The Christian's welcome home
The welcome home, the welcome,
The Christian's welcome home.

2 Lord, grant my frail and wayward bark
May anchor sure and fast,
Beside the shining gates of pearl,
Where I may rest at last!
When once within, my soul shall know
No hunger, thirst or pain,
No sickness, sorrow, care or death
Shall visit me again! [Chorus]

3 Oh may I live while here below,
In view of that blest day,
When God's bright angels shall come down,
To bear my soul away!
When I shall walk the golden streets,
In garments white and pure;
And sing an endless song to him,
Who made my soul secure! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet will be the welcome home
• Title: The Welcome Home
• Refrain First Line: The welcome home, the welcome home
• Publication Date: 1874

Tune Information

• Name: [How sweet will be the welcome home]
• Composer: Wm. B. Bradbury
• Key: C Major