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Christ in Song 325

The Only Lord

Words: R. CarmichaelMusic: J. SweetTune: Sweet HomeL. M. D.

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1Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaints, How sweet to the soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there's room, And feel in the presence of Jesus at home.

RefrainHome, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Savior, for glory, my home.

2Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Savior, for glory, my home. Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Are waiting for me in my home in the sky.

3While here in the valley of conflict I stay, O give me submission and strength as my day; In all my afflictions to thee would I come, Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home.

4Whate'er thou deniest, O give me thy grace, The spirit of supplication and prayer; That I may live as one who is wholly thine, And be thy name throughout all time.

Meter
L. M. D.
Scripture
John 14:2

The verse

Meter
44 · the hymnal prints L. M. D.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaints, How sweet to the soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there's room, And feel in the presence of Jesus at home.//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/44A

Verse 2

Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Savior, for glory, my home. Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Are waiting for me in my home in the sky./////˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘///˘//˘//˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/36A

Verse 3

While here in the valley of conflict I stay, O give me submission and strength as my day; In all my afflictions to thee would I come, Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home.//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/44A

Verse 4

Whate'er thou deniest, O give me thy grace, The spirit of supplication and prayer; That I may live as one who is wholly thine, And be thy name throughout all time.???/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘????˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘///41A

Refrain

Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Savior, for glory, my home./////˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/16A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.