Light in the Valley ‎#60

60. I Want to go Home When I Die

1 I want to go home when I die,
To mansions beyond the blue sky;
There to walk in the light,
Of that country so bright,
I want to go home when I die.

Chorus:
I want to go home, I want to go home,
To rest in that home of the soul;
Where saints walk in white,
Where no sorrow can blight,
While the years of eternity roll.

2 I want to go home when I die,
Where God wipes all tears from the eye;
There to lean on his breast,
And for evermore rest,
I want to go home when I die. [Chorus]

3 I want to go home when I die,
For mansions in glory I sigh;
For my treasure is there,
In those portals so fair,
I want to go home when I die. [Chorus]

4 I want to go home when I die,
I long for the hour to draw nigh
When life's sorrows shall cease
And my soul find release,
I want to go home when I die. [Chorus]

5 I want to go home when I die,
To live while the ages shall fly;
With life's burdens all past,
I shall find rest at last,
I want to go home when I die. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I want to go home when I die
• Title: I Want to go Home When I Die
• Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: I want to go home, I want to go home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Revival

Tune Information

• Name: [I want to go home when I die]
• Composer: Geo. C. Hugg
• Key: F Major or modal