SDA Hymnal 626
In a Little While We're Going Home
Words: A. B. Simpson
1Let us sing a song that will cheer us by the way,
In a little while we're going home;
For the night will end in the everlasting day,
In a little while we're going home.
RefrainIn a little while, In a little while,
We shall cross the billow's foam;
We shall meet at last, When the stormy winds are past,
In a little while we're going home.
2We will do the work that our hands may find to do,
In a little while we're going home;
And the grace of God will our daily strength renew,
In a little while we're going home.
3We will smooth the path for some weary, way-worn feet,
In a little while we're going home;
And our loving hearts spread around an influence sweet,
In a little while we're going home.
4There's a rest beyond, there's relief from every care,
In a little while we're going home;
And no tears shall fall in that city bright and fair,
In a little while we're going home.
- Words
- A. B. Simpson
- Scripture
- John 14:2-3; Revelation 21:4
The verse
- Meter
- 12.9.12.9
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 51% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Verse 2
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Verse 4
Refrain
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.