Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Sweet land of rest for thee I sigh
Topic: The New Life/Aspiration
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 812
Page Number: 475, 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?
Chorus.--
O, this is not my home,
O, this is not my home:
This world's a wilderness of wo,
This world is not my home.
No tranquil joy on earth I know,
No peaceful, sheltering dome;
This world 's a wilderness of wo,
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 unhallow'd ground,
And dwell with Christ at home.