'Tis sweet in the trials and conflict of sin

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'Tis sweet in the trials and conflict of sin

Author: J. Wheaton Smith
Tune: ['Tis sweet in the trials and conflict of sin]
Published in 7 hymnals

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1 ‘Tis sweet in the trials and conflict of sin,
Temptation without and temptation within,
To know thro’ the journey of life as I roam,
I am bound for the mansions of glory at home.

Refrain:
Of glory at home,
Of glory at home,
I am bound for the mansions of glory,
The mansions of glory at home.

2 ‘Tis sweet in the gloom of earth’s sorrow of fears
My eyes overflowing with penitent tears,
To know, tho’ the billows around me may foam,
I am bound for the mansions of glory at home. [Refrain]

3 I ask not to hasten from duty or care,
The troubles of life let me patiently bear,
If only I know as I look thro’ the gloom,
I am bound for the mansions of glory at home. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.2 #198

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Author: J. Wheaton Smith

Smith, J. Wheaton, D.D., author of "'Tis sweet in the trials of conflict and sin" (Heaven Anticipated), in the Devotional Hymn & Tune Book, 1864, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, June 26, 1823, educated at Brown University and Newton Theological Institution, and entered the Baptist ministry in 1851. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) Go to person page >

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First Line:	'Tis sweet in the trials and conflict of sin
Author:	J. Wheaton Smith
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Of glory at home, of glory at home
Copyright:	Public Domain