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Meter: 9.7.9.7 with refrain Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. Edw. Pollock Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 55111 17222 21331 Used With Text: I Love to Think of My Home Above

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My Home Above

Author: Louisa E. Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: I love to think of my home above Refrain First Line: Home, sweet home Used With Tune: [I love to think of my home above]

Mein ew'ges Heim

Author: W. Appel Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Ich denk so gern an mein ew'ges Heim Refrain First Line: Trautes Heim! O mein trautes Heim! Used With Tune: [Ich denk so gern an mein ew'ges Heim]

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My Home Above

Author: Louisa E. Hymnal: Crowning Day No. 4 #235 (1900) First Line: I love to think of my home above Refrain First Line: Home, sweet home Lyrics: 1 I love to think of my home above, In the glorious realms of light; Of the pearly gates and the golden streets, In the land where there is no night. Refrain: Home, sweet home! Happy home, sweet home! Oh, say, will you meet me there, In that home above, Where all is love, And joys beyond compare. 2 I love to think of my home above, Of that pure and holy clime, Where the sorrows of earth can never come, But eternal joys will be mine. [Refrain] 3 I love to think of my home above, Of the angel forms so bright; Of the blessed ones there around the throne, In the land of pure delight [Refrain] 4 Sweetest of all is the tho’t of Him Who did leave His throne on high, And did come to this sinful world of ours To suffer, and bleed, and die. [Refrain] 5 That in that beautiful home above, I may have a mansion fair; And my heart is full of joy and praise, For I know that my treasure is there. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I love to think of my home above]

My Home Above

Author: Louisa Hymnal: Union Harp and History of Songs #15 (1909) First Line: I love to think of that home above Refrain First Line: Home, sweet home Languages: English Tune Title: [I love to think of that home above]

My Home Above

Author: Louisa E. Hymnal: Harvest Bells No. 2 #58 (1884) First Line: I love to think of my home above Refrain First Line: Home, sweet home Languages: English Tune Title: [I love to think of my home above]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Author of "I Love to Think of My Home Above" in Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Composer of "[I love to think of my home above]" in Crowning Day No. 4 Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).