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To Die No More 111b

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Arr. Eld. Edmund Dumas, 1856
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Poet: William Hunter, 1838
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
My heav'nly home is bright and fair;
Nor pain nor death can enter there;
Its glitt'ring tow'rs the sun outshine;
That heav'nly mansion shall be mine.

Chorus
The heavenly home is bright and fair,, Stanza 1
Chorus
I'm going home to Christ above,
I'm going home to the Christian's rest,
I'm going home, to die no more,
I'm going home to die no more.
2
My Father's house is built on high,
Far, far above the starry sky;
When from this earthly prison free,
That heav'nly mansion mine shall be.

(Chorus)
The heavenly home is bright and fair,, Stanza 2
3
Let others seek a home below,
Which flames devour, or waves o'erflow;
Be mine a happier lot to own
A heav'nly mansion near the throne.

(Chorus)
The heavenly home is bright and fair,, Stanza 5