| Stanza | Poetry Source by First Line | |||
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| 1 |
Farewell, vain world, I'm going home, I can't stay away; My Savior smiles and bids me come, I can't stay away. (Chorus) |
O may I worthy prove to see,, Stanza 5 (Lines 1 & 2) |
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| Chorus |
I cannot stay much longer here, I can't stay away, For the gospel ship is passing by, I can't stay away. |
O may I worthy prove to see,, Stanza 5 (Lines 3 & 4) |
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| 2 |
Sweet angels beckon me away, I can't stay away; To sing God's praise in endless day, I can't stay away. (Chorus) |
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| 3 |
Oh who will come and go with me, I can't stay away; I'm bound fair Canaan's land to see, I can't stay away. (Chorus) |
Oh! who will come and go with me,, Lines 1 & 2 |
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| 4 |
My heav'nly home is bright and fair, I can't stay away. No pain nor death can enter there, I can't stay away. (Chorus) |
The heavenly home is bright and fair,, Stanza 1 (Lines 1 & 2) |