Scripture Verse

There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: C. Aus­tin Miles, New Songs of the Gos­pel (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1900), num­ber 26 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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C. Austin Miles (1868–1946)

Lyrics

I shall wear a gold­en crown,
When I get home;
I shall lay my bur­dens down,
When I get home;
Clad in robes of glo­ry,
I shall sing the sto­ry
Of the Lord who bought me,
When I get home.

Refrain

When I get home,
When I get home,
All sor­row will be ov­er,
When I get home;
When I get home,
When I get home,
All sor­row will be ov­er,
When I get home.

All the dark­ness will be past,
When I get home;
I shall see the light at last,
When I get home;
Light from Hea­ven stream­ing,
O’er my path­way beam­ing,
Ever guides me on­ward
Till I get home.

Refrain

I shall see my Sav­ior’s face,
When I get home;
Sing again of sav­ing grace,
When I get home;
I shall stand before Him;
Gladly I’ll ad­ore Him;
Ever to be with Him,
When I get home.

Refrain