Joy to the World ‎#126

126. "My Ain Countrie"

1 I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles,
For the lang'd-for hame-bringing, an' my Father's welcome smiles.
I'll ne'er be fu' content, until my een do see
The gowden gates of heaven an' my ain countrie.
The earth is deck'd with flow'rs, money-tinted, fresh and gay;
The birdies warble blithely, for my Father made them sae:
But these sichts an' these soun's will as naething be to me,
When I hear the angels singing in my ain countrie.

2 I've his gude word of promise that some gladsome day the King
To his ain royal palace his banished hame will bring.
Wi' een an' wi' heart running owre, we shall see
"The King in his beauty," an' our ain countrie.
My sins hae been mony, an' my sorrows hae been sair;
But there they'll never vex me nor be remembered mair;
His bluid hath made me white, an' his hand shall dry my een,
When he brings me hame at last to my ain countrie.

3 Like a bairn to its mither, a wee birdie to its nest,
I wad fain now be ganging unto my Savior's breast,
For he gathers in his bosom even witless lambs like me,
An' "carries them himself" to his ain countrie.
He's faithfu' that has promised, he'll surely come again,
He'll keep his tryst wi' me, at what hour I dinna ken:
But he bids me still to wait, an' ready aye to be
To gang at ony moment, to my ain countrie.

4 So I'm watching aye, and singing o' my hame as I wait,
For the soun'ing o' his footfa' this side the gowden gate,
God gie his grace to ilk ane wha listens noo to me,
That we a' may gang in gladness to our ain countrie.
I'm far frae my hame an' I'm weary aftenwhiles,
For the lang'd-for hame-bringing, an' my Father's welcome smiles.
I'll ne'er be fu' content, until my een do see
The gowden gates of heaven, an' my ain countrie.

Text Information

• First Line: I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles
• Title: "My Ain Countrie"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879

Tune Information

• Name: [I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles]
• Harmonizer: T. C. O'K
• Key: C Major