Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#436

436. The Homeland

1 The homeland! O the homeland!
The land of the free born!
There’s no night in the homeland,
But aye the fadeless morn;
I’m sighing for homeland,
My heart is aching here;
There is no pain in the homeland
To which I’m drawing near;
There is no pain in the homeland
To which I’m drawing near.

2 My Lord is in the homeland,
With angels bright and fair;
There’s no sin in the homeland,
And no temptation there;
The music of the homeland
Is ringing in my ears;
And when I think of the homeland
My eyes are filled with tears;
And when I think of the homeland
My ears are filled with tears.

3 The dwellers in the homeland
Are beckoning me to come,
Where neither death nor sorrow
Invades their holy name;
O dear, dear native country!
O rest and peace above!
Christ bring us all to the homeland
Of Thy redeeming love;
Christ bring us all to the homeland
Of Thy redeeming love

Text Information

• First Line: The homeland! O the homeland! The land of the freeborn!
• Title: The Homeland
• Author: Hugh R. Haweis (1838-1901) (1855)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Revelation 21:4
• Topic: Doctrines: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: [The homeland! O the homeland! The land of the freeborn!]
• Composer: George C. Stebbins (1846-1945) (1903)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Incipit: 53343 32117 1233
• Key: E♭ Major