The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15387

15387. Mother And Home

1 In a graveyard lone, near the dear old home,
Lies a form I love so well;
And I’ll ne’er forget how she cared for me,
Ere she said, My boy, farewell.

Refrain:
From this earth dear mother’s gone,
But we’ll meet on Canaan’s shore;
There we’ll live while ages roll,
Where sad partings come no more.

2 O the dear old home where I used to play,
Is a place most dear to me;
But the one I loved I shall see no more,
Till I cross the jasper sea. [Refrain]

3 Near the dear old home, in the graveyard lone,
Mother’s form was laid to rest;
But we’ll meet again in the by and by,
And be numbered with the blest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In a graveyard lone, near the dear old home
• Title: Mother And Home
• Author: William Matthew Golden (1927, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: From this earth dear mother’s gone
• Language: English
• Source: Glorious Theme by Will H. Ruebush, Samuel W. Beazley, James H. Ruebush, Garland L. Shirley, Curtis Taylor and Alph Harrison (Dayton, VA: Ruebush-Kieffer, 1927)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [In a graveyard lone, near the dear old home]
• Composer: C. S. McKee
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain