Author: Mechlenberg Appears in 702 hymnals First Line: I would not live alway; I ask not to stay Refrain First Line: Home, home, sweet home Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
Where storm after storm rises dark o’er the way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here
Are enough for life’s woes, enough for its cheer.
Refrain:
Home, home, sweet home,
Prepare me, dear Savior, for heaven, my home.
2 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb;
Since Jesus has lain there, I dread not its gloom;
There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise,
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. [Refrain]
3 Oh, who would live alway, away from his God,
Away from yon Heaven, that blissful abode,
Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o’er the plains,
The noontide of glory eternally reigns? [Refrain]
4 There saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet;
While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll,
The smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. [Refrain] Topics: Heaven Used With Tune: [I would not live alway; I ask not to stay]
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