The Christian's Welcome Home

Words:
Charles Edward Pollock
Music:
Charles Edward Pollock

Sheet music

  1. 1How sweet will be the welcome home, (welcome home,)When this short life is o'er;When pain and sorrow, grief and care, (grief and care,)Shall trouble us no more.Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)My home, sweet home,(My home, my heav'nly home, sweet home,)Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)The Christian's welcome home.
  2. 2When we the lovely promised land, (promised land,)With spirit eyes shall see;We'll join the holy angel band, (angel band,)In praise, dear Lord, to Thee.Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)My home, sweet home,(My home, my heav'nly home, sweet home,)Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)The Christian's welcome home.
  3. 3If we are faithful we shall gain, (safely gain,)The land of promised rest;Where with the Savior, we shall live, (we shall live,)And be forever blest.Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)My home, sweet home,(My home, my heav'nly home, sweet home,)Welcome home, sweet welcome home,(Welcome home, sweet welcome home,)The Christian's welcome home.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1862, the words are in 65 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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