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SDA Hymnal 437

I'm Going Home

Words: William HunterMusic: TraditionalTune: I'M GOING HOMES.M.

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1My 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.

RefrainI'm going home, I'm going home,
I'm going home to die no more;
To die no more, to die no more,
I'm going home to die no more.

2My 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.

3Let 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.

Meter
S.M.
Scripture
John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints S.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB

Could also be sung to Welcome Voice · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My heav'nly home is bright and fair,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Nor pain nor death can enter there;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Its glitt'ring tow'rs the sun outshine,˘???˘///8B
That heav'nly mansion shall be mine.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 2

My Father's house is built on high,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Far, far above the starry sky;//˘/˘///8A
When from this earthly prison free,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
That heav'nly mansion mine shall be.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8B

Verse 3

Let others seek a home below,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Which flames devour, or waves o'erflow;˘/˘/˘˘/???10B
Be mine a happier lot to own˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9C
A heav'nly mansion near the throne.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Refrain

I'm going home, I'm going home,//˘///˘/8A
I'm going home to die no more;//˘/˘/˘/8B
To die no more, to die no more,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
I'm going home to die no more.//˘/˘/˘/8B

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.