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SDA Hymnal 436

The Homeland

Words: Hugh Reginald HaweisMusic: TraditionalTune: THE HOMELANDC.M.D.

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1The homeland! O the homeland!
The land of the freeborn!
There's no night in the homeland,
But aye the fadeless morn;

RefrainI'm sighing for the homeland,
My heart is aching here;
There is no pain in the homeland
To which I'm drawing near.

2My Lord is in the homeland,
With angels bright and fair;
There's no sin in the homeland,
And no temptation there;

3The dwellers in the homeland
Are beckoning me to come,
When neither death nor sorrow
Invades their holy home;

Meter
C.M.D.
Scripture
Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 21:25; Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.7 · the hymnal prints C.M.D.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 45% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The homeland! O the homeland!˘//˘˘//7A
The land of the freeborn!˘/˘˘/˘6B
There's no night in the homeland,/˘/˘˘//7A
But aye the fadeless morn;˘/˘???/7C

Verse 2

My Lord is in the homeland,˘/˘˘˘//7A
With angels bright and fair;˘/˘/˘/6B
There's no sin in the homeland,/˘/˘˘//7A
And no temptation there;˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

The dwellers in the homeland˘/˘˘˘//7A
Are beckoning me to come,˘/˘˘˘˘/7B
When neither death nor sorrow//˘/˘/˘7C
Invades their holy home;//˘/˘/6D

Refrain

I'm sighing for the homeland,//˘˘˘//7A
My heart is aching here;˘/˘/˘/6B
There is no pain in the homeland/˘˘/˘˘//8A
To which I'm drawing near.˘˘//˘/6B

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.