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[My home is in the heavenly land]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Ferguson Incipit: 51333 21266 16551

Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: My home is in the heavenly land Refrain First Line: Oh, home, sweet home, so bright and fair Lyrics: 1 My home is in the heavenly land, Where angels bright and fair, Before the throne of glory stand, And crowns of vict’ry wear, And while I labor to secure A blissful home above, I have a treasure rich and sure, ‘Tis found in Jesus’ love. Refrain: Oh, home, sweet home, so bright and fair, Oh, happy angels over there, With them my joy shall be complete, While resting at the Saviour’s feet. 2 Oft while I journey here below, Amid the busy throng, I hear a voice and seem to know The singer and the song; For with my pray’r the soft refrain In holy sweetness blends; And while I listen to the strain, A blissful calm descends. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [My home is in the heavenly land]

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My Heavenly Home

Hymnal: Gospel Jewels #27 (1890) First Line: My home is in the heavenly land Refrain First Line: Oh, home, sweet home, so bright and fair Lyrics: 1 My home is in the heavenly land, Where angels bright and fair, Before the throne of glory stand, And crowns of vict’ry wear, And while I labor to secure A blissful home above, I have a treasure rich and sure, ‘Tis found in Jesus’ love. Refrain: Oh, home, sweet home, so bright and fair, Oh, happy angels over there, With them my joy shall be complete, While resting at the Saviour’s feet. 2 Oft while I journey here below, Amid the busy throng, I hear a voice and seem to know The singer and the song; For with my pray’r the soft refrain In holy sweetness blends; And while I listen to the strain, A blissful calm descends. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [My home is in the heavenly land]

My Heavenly Home

Author: Mrs. Mary E. Kail Hymnal: Carols of Joy #62 (1882) First Line: My home is in the heavenly land Refrain First Line: Oh! home, sweet home Languages: English Tune Title: [My home is in the heavenly land]

My Heavenly Home

Hymnal: Salvation Echoes #33 (1882) First Line: My home is in the heav'nly land Refrain First Line: O home, sweet home Languages: English Tune Title: [My home is in the heav'nly land]

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Mary E. Kail

1828 - 1890 Person Name: Mrs. Mary E. Kail Author of "My Heavenly Home" in Carols of Joy Mary Elizabeth Harper Kail, Circa 1828-1890 Born: 1827 or 1828, Washington, DC. Died: January 28, 1890, Washington, DC, or Ohio. Daughter of Andrew Harper and Mary McDermott-Roe (daughter of Cornelius McDermott-Roe, a laborer who worked for George Washington). Mary’s father died young, possibly of malaria, while Mary and her sister Virginia were children. Mary and Virginia moved together to Carroll County, Ohio, and in 1843 Mary married Gabriel Kail (1814-88). By 1878, Mary was editor of the Connotton Valley Times in Carroll County. In the late 1880s, Mary was a clerk for the United States Treasury Department; she lost that job in September 1885 due to a change in administration. Her works include: Crown Our Heroes, and Other Poems, 1887 --www.hymntime.com/tch/