Scripture Verse

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

Introduction

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Henry de Fluiter (1872–1970)

Words & Mu­sic: Hen­ry de Flui­ter, 1918 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Come let us sing of home­land,
Down by the crys­tal sea;
Wonderful land where Je­sus
Buildeth a man­sion for me.

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Over yon­der, down by the crys­tal sea,
Over yon­der, there’s where I long to be,
No more sor­row, toil, grief nor care
In the home­land bright and fair,
Over, over there.

There is a won­drous ci­ty,
Streets of trans­par­ent gold;
Not half its glo­ri­ous beauty
Has e’er to mor­tals been told.

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Water of life there flow­eth,
Fruit in abun­dant store;
Citizens of that coun­try
Hunger and thirst ne­ver­more.

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Come go with me to home­land,
Jesus in­vites you there;
Help spread the in­vi­ta­tion,
Tell it to men ev­ery­where.

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