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We're travelling home to heav'n above

Author: Unknown Appears in 253 hymnals Used With Tune: WILL YOU GO?

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[We're trav'ling home to heav'n above]

Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 51132 17656 54551 Used With Text: Will You Go?
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BETTER WORLD

Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 50 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. P. Main Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13555 16155 4343 Used With Text: Will You Go?
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[We're traveling home to Heav'n above]

Appears in 38 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. A. Carter Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51122 34554 33215 Used With Text: Will You Go?

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We're Traveling Home to Heaven (Will You Go?)

Author: Unknown Hymnal: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #496 (2011) Meter: 8.3.8.3.8.8.8.3 First Line: We're traveling home to heaven above Lyrics: 1 We’re traveling home to heaven above, Will you go? Will you go? To sing the Savior’s dying love, Will you go? Will you go? Millions have reached that blest abode, Anointed kings and priests to God; And millions now are on the road, Will you go? Will you go? 2 We're going to see the bleeding Lamb, Will you go? Will you go? In rapturous strains to praise His name, Will you go? Will you go? The crown of life we there shall wear, The conqueror's palm our hands shall bear, And all the joys of heaven we'll share, Will you go? Will you go? 3 We're going to join the heavenly choir, Will you go? Will you go? To raise our voice and tune the lyre, Will you go? Will you go? There saints and angels gladly sing Hosanna to their God and King, And make the heavenly arches ring, Will you go? Will you go? 4 We're going to walk the plains of light, Will you go? Will you go? Where perfect day excludes the night, Will you go? Will you go? Our sun will there no more go down In that blest world of great reknown, Our days of mourning past and gone, Will you go? Will you go? 5 The way to heaven is free for all, Will you go? Will you go? For Jew and Gentile, great and small, Will you go? Will you go? Make up your mind, give God your heart, With every sin and idol part, And now for glory make a start, Will you go? Will you go? 6 The way to heaven is straight and plain, Will you go? Will you go? Repent, believe, be born again, Will you go? Will you go? The Savior cries aloud to thee: Take up thy cross and follow Me, And thou shalt My salvation see, Will you go? Will you go? Topics: The Christian Life Death and Life Eternal; Death; Heaven; Jesus Love Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Languages: English Tune Title: WILL YOU GO
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We're traveling home to heaven above: Will you go? Will you go?

Hymnal: The New Sabbath School Hosanna #98 (1870) Lyrics: 1 We’re traveling home to heaven above: Will you go? Will you go? To sing the Saviour’s dying love: Will you go? Millions have reach'd that blest abode, Anointed kings and priests to God, And millions more are on the road: Will you go? 2 We're going to walk the plains of light: Will you go? Will you go? Far, far from death, and curse, and night: Will you go? The crown of life we then shall wear, The conqueror's palm we then shall bear, And all the joys of heaven we'll share: Will you go? 3 The way to heaven is straight and plain: Will you go? Repent, believe, be born again? Will you go? The Saviour cries aloud to thee, "Take up thy cross and follow me, And thou shalt my salvation see:" Will you go? 4 Oh, could I hear some sinner say, "I will go." Oh, could I hear him humbly pray, "Make me go." And all his old companions tell, "I will not go with you to hell; I long with Jesus Christ to dwell. Let us go." Tune Title: WILL YOU GO?
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We're traveling home to heaven above

Hymnal: The Book of Worship #273 (1867) Lyrics: 1 We’re traveling home to heaven above, Will you go? To sing the Saviour’s dying love; Will you go? Millions have reached that blest abode, Anointed kings and priests to God, And millions now are on the road, Will you go? 2 We're going to see the bleeding Lamb, Will you go? In rapturous strains to praise His name; Will you go? The crown of life we there shall wear, The conqueror's palms our hands shall bear, And all the joys of heaven we'll share, Will you go? 3 We're going to join the heavenly choir, Will you go? To raise our voice and tune the lyre; Will you go? There saints and angels gladly sing Hosanna to their God and King, And make the heavenly arches ring, Will you go? 4 Ye weary, heavy-laden, come, Will you go? In the blest house there still is room; Will you go? The Lord is waiting to receive; If thou wilt on Him now believe, He’ll give thy troubled conscience ease, Come believe. 5 The way to heaven is straight and plain, Will you go? Repent, believe, be born again; Will you go? The Saviour cries aloud to thee, "Take up thy cross and follow Me, And thou shalt My salvation see, Come to Me." 6 Oh could I hear some sinner say, I will go! I will go! I'll start this moment, on the way; Let me go! let me go! My old companions, fare you well, I will not go with you to hell, I mean with Jesus Christ to dwell, I will go! I will go! Topics: Man a Sinner Invited Languages: English

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Richard Jukes

1804 - 1867 Author of "Will You Go?" in Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) Rv Richard Jukes United Kingdom 1804-1867. Born at Clungunford, Shropshire, England, his father a stone mason, he was a prankster when young. He followed his father’s trade and became a stone mason for awhile before becoming an itinerant preacher. In 1829 he was part of a team missioning in Wiltshire and Aldbourne. His preaching was sometimes disturbed by efforts to disband the crowd, he even at times had eggs thrown at him. However, a society was formed and a barn was obtained for a place of worship. He was known as “the bard of the poor”. Over time he became a popular Primitive Methodist minister and hymn writer. He married Phoebe Pardoe (1805-1826) in 1825, but she died of typhus after less than a year of marriage. Later, after her death, he married Charlotte Smith (1806-1873), and they had eight children: Mariam, Charlotte, Thomas, Joshua, Amelia, Rowland, Richmond, and Martha. He ministered from 1827 to 1859 at 17 different circuits.. He ministry was widely appreciated. It is noteworthy that several of his appointments were to significant circuits of that time: Tunstall, Staffordshire, Ramsor, and Darlaston in the Black Country, where he spent a large part of his active ministry, retiring there. One trait he had was when writing hymn lyrics, he would try to pair them with popular tunes of the day and sing them in the streets so others would do the same.. and many did. He died at West Bromwich, England. John Perry

B. A. Carter

Composer of "[We're traveling home to Heav'n above]" in The Cyber Hymnal 19th Century Music: WILL YOU GO? --www.hymntime.com/tch

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Will You Go?" in Redemption Songs In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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