"God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revelation 7:17
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Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1894.
Music: William James Kirkpatrick
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Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1894.
Music: William James Kirkpatrick
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Steer our bark away to the homeland,
Spread the sails of hope o'er the sea;
Think of all the friends that await us,
When anchored safely there we shall be.
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Gathering out of tears into sunshine,
Gathering out of labor into rest;
Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joy in song,
Gathering to the mansions of the blest.
Steer our bark away to the homeland,
On without a fear let us go;
When the port of peace we are nearing,
The blessèd harbor lights we shall know.
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Bright and fair the hills of the homeland,
Clad in all the bloom of the spring;
There to Him Who loved and redeemed us,
Our joyful, joyful praise we will sing.
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Soft the winds that blow from the homeland,
Sweet the morn that breaks on the shore;
Soon we'll meet again our beloved ones,
Where sorrow's plaintive moan comes no more.
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