Hymnal: Fillmore's Harp of Zion
Date: 1867
Compiler: A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: R W Carroll & Co
First Line: Out on an ocean all boundless we ride
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: A Fillmore
Meter: 10s and 5s
Tune: Homeward Bound
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 259, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsOut on an ocean all boundless we ride,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Far from the safe, quiet harbor we've rode,
Seeking our Father's celestial abode,
Promise of which on us he has bestowed,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Look! yonder lie all the bright heavenly shores,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Steady, O pilot, stand firm at the wheel!
Steady! we soon shall out-weather the gale;
O, how we fly 'neath the loud-creaking sail,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Down the horizon the earth disappears,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Joyful, O comrades! no sighing nor tears,
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Listen! what music comes over the sea!
"Welcome, thrice welcome and blessed are ye!"
Can it the greeting of paradise be?
We are homeward bound, We are homeward bound.
Into the harbor of heaven now we glide,
We are home at last, We are home at last.
Softly we drift on its bright silver tide,
We are home at last, We are home at last.
Safely we stand on the rich, radiant shore;
Glory to God! we will shout evermore,
We are home at last, We are home at last.