I Want to go Home When I Die

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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]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #60

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line: I want to go home when I die
Title: I Want to go Home When I Die
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I want to go home, I want to go home
Copyright: Public Domain

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