The Sacred Harp ‎#41

41. A home in heav'n! What a joyful thought

1 A home in heav’n! What a joyful thought,
As the poor man toils in his weary lot:
His heart oppressed, and with anguish driv’n
From his home below to his home in heav’n.

2 A home in heav’n as the sufferer lies
On his bed of pain, and uplifts his eyes
To that bright home, what a joy is giv’n,
From the blessed thought of his home in heav’n.

3 A home in heav’n when the faint heart bleeds
By the Spirit stroke for its evil deeds;
Oh! then what bliss in that heart forgiven,
Does the hope inspire of its home in heav’n.

4 A home in heav’n when our friends are fled
To the cheerless gloom of the mould’ring dead;
We wait in hope on the promise given,
That we’ll meet up there in our home in heav’n.

Text Information

• First Line: A home in heav'n! What a joyful thought
• Author: William Hunter (1843)
• Meter: 9s, 10s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991

Tune Information

• Name: HOME IN HEAVEN
• Arranger: M. H. Thomas (1869)
• Arranger: W. W. Parks (1869)
• Meter: 9s, 10s
• Key: F Major