The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12321

12321. Delightful Home

1 There is a country pure and bright,
Where pleasures never die;
A region of unclouded light,
Beyond the starry sky.

Refrain:
O happy land, O holy land,
Land ever bright and fair;
When shall I join that happy band,
Who worship ever there?

2 Its skies are not like earthly skies,
Now clear, then spread with gloom;
The people of that clime ne’er die,
In endless life they bloom. [Refrain]

3 All those who reach that land of rest
Shall be from sorrow freed;
They’ll lean upon the Savior’s breast,
On living pastures feed. [Refrain]

4 Ah, when shall I from time remove,
When reach that land so fair?
When will the golden chariot come,
To take me over there? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a country pure and bright
• Title: Delightful Home
• Author: Joshua J. Excell
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Sing the Gospel by Edwin O. Excell and T. L. Flood (Chicago: E. O. Excell, 1882)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MARYLAND HEIGHTS
• Composer: Joshua James Excell (1882)
• Meter: CMD
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain