Scripture Verse

My Fa­ther’s house. John 14:2

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, in Gos­pel Chimes, ed­it­ed by Will­iam Bee­ry (Hunt­ing­don, Penn­syl­van­ia: 1889) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Anthony J. Showalter (1858–1924)

Lyrics

This world is not my rest­ing place,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home;
I seek a bet­ter home than this,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home.

Refrain

My home above! sweet home of love!
Tho’ awhile the earth I roam,
A man­sion fair awaits me there,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home.

In that blest home there is no night,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home;
The face of Je­sus is the light,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home.

Refrain

O wea­ry one, with sin op­pressed,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home;
Come, go with me, and find sweet rest,
Heav’n’s my home, Heav’n’s my home.

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