The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10443

10443. Onward, Upward, Homeward

1 Onward, upward, homeward, hastily I flee:
From this world of sorrow, with my Lord to be;
Onward to the glory, upward to the prize,
Homeward to the mansions far above the skies.

Refrain:
Onward to the glory,
Upward to the prize,
Homeward to the mansions
Far above the skies.

2 Onward, upward, homeward, here I find no rest;
Treading o’er the desert which my Savior pressed;
Onward, upward homeward, I shall soon be there;
Soon its joys and pleasures I, through grace, shall share. [Refrain]

3 Onward, upward, homeward, come along with me;
Ye who love the Savior, hear me company;
Onward, upward, homeward, press with vigor on;
Yet a little while, and the race is won. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Onward, upward, homeward, hastily I flee
• Title: Onward, Upward, Homeward
• Author: Albert Midlane
• Meter: 11.11.11 D
• Language: English
• Source: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (Wisbech, England: Gardiner & Company, 1873; Refrain: Royal Diadem by Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1873)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: HANOI by Ira D. Sankey

Tune Information

• Name: BAYTOWN
• Composer: William Fiske Sherwin (1873)
• Meter: 11.11.11 D
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain