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31. Waiting for Me at Home

1 How many dear friends have passed on from my sight,
To mansions far over the foam;
Safe now in that city of love and light,
They’re waiting for me at home.

Refrain:
Waiting for me,
Watching for me,
No matter how far I may roam,
Those loves ones in glory expect me to come,
They’re waiting for me at home.

2 My father and mother have reached that blest shore,
That country above yonder dome,
Their love is the same, for tho’ gone on before,
They’re waiting for me at home. [Refrain]

3 The brother and sister that loved me so well,
No longer beside me here roam,
They’ve reached that fair land with their Saviour to dwell,
They’re waiting for me at home. [Refrain]

4 Those dear little rose-buds, the light of my eyes,
Heard Jesus say, “Suffer them come;”
They’re safe in his bosom above the blue skies,
They’re waiting for me at home. [Refrain]

5 So heaven grows rich as the earth-land grows poor,
My treasures are over the foam;
They’re watching to see if by grace I endure,
They’re waiting for me at home. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: How many dear friends have passed on from my sight
Title: Waiting for Me at Home
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Refrain First Line: Waiting for me
Publication Date: 1903
Tune Information
Name: [How many dear friends have passed]
Composer: H. P. Danks



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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