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[How far from home? I asked, as on]

Appears in 14 hymnals Tune Sources: Arranged Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11117 61135 54266 Used With Text: How far from home? I asked, as on
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Kure Kumusha

Author: Annie R. Smith; Unknown Meter: 8.8.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: A kurekure kumusha? Lyrics: 1 A kurekure kumusha? Ndabvunza murindi, ati, Usiku hurikupera, kwakuda kuyedza. Usacheme, kurumidza, Mutewere kusimbira; Muchasvika mukupenya hakuna kupera. 2 Ndabvunza kune mukani, anerwiyo rwekushinga, Ngekushinga ndinokana, Hondo ichapera. Musacheme, mutiwire, dakara basa rapera; Tinooziwa tinechipo, Kuti takurira. 3 Ndabvunzazve pasi, zuva, Zvese zvakandipindura; Nguva irikundopera, Jesu anouya. Musacheme, zviwonisozve zviri kutinyewera, Zvisikwa zvese zvinoda Tsuri imborira. 4 Tiripatyo nekumusha, Kunofadza kutondera; Chifarai imwi vafambi, Bvisanyiwo kutya. Musacheme, tisangane apo kusina kuneta, Zviyedzo’zvo zvakapera, Tasvika kumusha. Used With Tune: TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR
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How Far From Home?

Author: Annie R. Smith Meter: 8.8.8.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: How far from home? I asked, as on Topics: Early Advent Hymns Used With Tune: HOW FAR FROM HOME?
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The Thrilling City

Author: I. I. L. Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: A thrilling cry—we hear the sound Used With Tune: [A thrilling cry—we hear the sound]
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How Far From Home?

Author: Annie R. Smith (1828-1855) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #439 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.6 D First Line: How far from home? I asked, as on I bent my steps Lyrics: 1 How far from? I asked, as on I bent my steps-the watchman spake: “the long, dark night is almost gone, The morning soon will break. Then weep no more, but speed thy flight, With Hope’s bright star guiding ray, Till thou shalt reach the realms of light, In everlasting days.” 2 I asked the warrior on the field; This was his soul-inspiring song: “With courage, bold, the sword I’ll wield, The battle is not long. Then weep no more, but well endure The conflict, till thy work is done; For this we know, the prize is sure, When victory is won.” 3 I asked again; earth, sea, and sun Seemed, with one voice, to make reply: “Time’s wasting sands are nearly run, Eternity is nigh. Then weep no more-with warning tones, Portentous signs are thickening round, The whole creation, waiting, groans, To hear the trumpet sound.” 4 Not far from home! O blessed thought! The traveler’s lonely heart to cheer; Which oft a healing balm has brought, And dried the mourner’s tear. Then weep no more, since we shall meet Where weary footsteps never roam- Our trials past, our joys complete, Safe in our Father’s home. Topics: Early Advent Tune Title: TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR
How Far From Home?

¿Muy lejos el hogar está?

Author: Ruth Mangold de Riffel (1912-2006); Annie R. Smith (1828-1855) Hymnal: Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #476 (2010) First Line: "¿Muy lejos el hogar está?" Topics: La Vida Christian Peregrinación; The Christian Life Pilgrimage Scripture: Isaiah 21:11-12 Languages: Spanish Tune Title: TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR
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How Far from Home?

Author: Annie R. Smith Hymnal: Timeless Truths #1017 Meter: 8.8.8.6 D First Line: How far from home? I asked, as on Lyrics: 1 How far from home? I asked, as on I bent my steps—the watchman spake: “The long, dark night is almost gone, The morning soon will break. Then weep no more, but speed thy flight, With Hope’s bright star thy guiding ray, Till thou shalt reach the realms of light, In everlasting day.” 2 I asked the warrior on the field; This was his soul-inspiring song: “With courage bold, the sword I’ll wield, The battle is not long. Then weep no more, but well endure The conflict, till thy work is done; For this we know, the prize is sure, When victory is won.” 3 I asked again; earth, sea, and sun Seemed, with one voice, to make reply: “Time’s wasting sands are nearly run, Eternity is nigh. Then weep no more—with warning tones, Portentous sights are thick’ning round, The whole creation, waiting, groans, To hear the trumpet sound.” 4 Not far from home! O blessed thought! The trav’ler’s lonely heart to cheer; Which oft a healing balm has brought, And dried the mourner’s tear. Then weep no more, since we shall meet Where weary footsteps never roam— Our trials past, our joys complete, Safe in our Father’s home. Scripture: Isaiah 30:19 Tune Title: 'TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR
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Annie Rebekah Smith

1828 - 1855 Person Name: Annie R. Smith Author of "How Far from Home?" in Timeless Truths
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Person Name: Unknown Composer of "'TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR" in Timeless Truths 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.
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I. I. Leslie

Person Name: I. I. L. Arranger of "The Thrilling City" in The New Jubilee Harp Leslie, Dr. I.I. An Advent Christian writer. --Doris Colby, DNAH Archives
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Small Church Music

Editors: Annie Rebekah Smith Description: History The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid 1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano with organ versions. About the Recordings All recordings are in MP3 format. Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per month. The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse. Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo and pitch to suit their local needs. Mobile App We have partnered with the developer of the popular NetTracks mobile app to offer the Small Church Music collection as a convenient mobile app. Experience the beloved Small Church Music collection through this iOS app featuring nearly 10,000 high-quality hymn recordings that can be organized into custom setlists and downloaded for offline use—ideal for worship services without musicians, congregational practice, and personal devotion. The app requires a small fee to cover maintenance costs. Please note: While Hymnary.org hosts this music collection, technical support for the app is provided exclusively by the app developer, not by Hymnary.org staff. LicensingCopyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org. Home/Music(smallchurchmusic.com) List SongsAlphabetically List Songsby Meter List Songs byTune Name About  
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