The Modern Hymnal ‎#60

60. I Would Not Live Alway

1 I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
Where storm after storm rises dark o’er the way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here
Are enough for life’s woes, enough for its cheer.

Refrain:
Home, home, sweet home,
Prepare me, dear Savior, for heaven, my home.

2 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb;
Since Jesus has lain there, I dread not its gloom;
There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise,
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. [Refrain]

3 Oh, who would live alway, away from his God,
Away from yon Heaven, that blissful abode,
Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o’er the plains,
The noontide of glory eternally reigns? [Refrain]

4 There saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet;
While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll,
The smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
• Title: I Would Not Live Alway
• Author: Mechlenberg
• Refrain First Line: Home, home, sweet home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1926
• Topic: Heaven
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I would not live alway; I ask not to stay]
• Notes: Public Domain.