Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Sweet land of rest for thee I sigh
Topic: The New Life/Aspirations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune: Longing for Rest
Hymn Number: 582
Page Number: 212, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSweet land of rest, for thee I sigh;
When will the moment come
When I shall lay my armor by,
And dwell in peace at home?
Oh, this is not my home,
Oh, this is not my home;
This world's a wilderness of woe,
This world is not my home.
No tranquil joy on earth I know,
No peaceful, sheltering dome;
This world's a wilderness of woe,
This world is not my home.
When by affliction sharply tried,
I view the gaping tomb,
Although I dread death's chilling tide,
Yet still I sigh for home.
Weary of wandering round and round
This vale of sin and gloom,
I long to quit the unhallowed ground,
And dwell with Christ at home.