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[Happy home coming of our King]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George C. Hugg Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51321 67151 56513 Used With Text: Happy Home Coming

Happy Home Coming

Author: George C. Hugg Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Happy home coming of our King Topics: The Second Coming Used With Tune: [Happy home coming of our King]

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Author: George Crawford Hugg Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11501 First Line: Happy home coming of our king Refrain First Line: Happy home coming Lyrics: 1 Happy home coming of our king; We’ll meet our loved ones gone before, And sweet the greeting they will bring To us upon the golden shore. Refrain: Happy home coming, Blessèd home coming, Glorious home coming of our Savior, King! Happy home coming, Blessèd home coming, Glorious home coming of our Savior, King! 2 Blessèd home coming of our king; We’ll join the everlasting psalm Of joy that angel voices sing, "The song of Moses and the Lamb." [Refrain] 3 Glorious home coming of our king; With Jesus we will live alway Where songs of love and gladness ring In tune thro’ Heav’n’s eternal day. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Happy home coming of our king]

The Home Coming of Our King

Author: G. C. H. Hymnal: Corn In Egypt #7 (1900) First Line: Happy home coming of our King Refrain First Line: Happy come coming Languages: English Tune Title: [Happy home coming of our King]

Happy Home Coming

Author: George C. Hugg Hymnal: Redemption Songs #531 (1937) First Line: Happy home coming of our King Topics: The Second Coming Languages: English Tune Title: [Happy home coming of our King]

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George C. Hugg

1848 - 1907 Author of "Happy Home Coming" in Redemption Songs George Crawford Hugg USA 1848-1907. Born near Haddonfield, NJ, he became choirmaster at the Berlin, NJ, Presbyterian Church at age 12. At age 14 he published his first song, “Walk in the light”, which became very popular. He married Anne E Ketchum, and they had a daughter, Evangeline. He served as choirmaster of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and also the Broad Street and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Churches there. He was also closely associated with the Harper Memorial Presbyterian Church there. He was a prolific composer with over 2000 works, publishing 18 books of revival and Sunday school music, and 90 songs for special occasions (Christmas, Easter, etc.). He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry