
Author: Henry F. Lyte Hymnal: The Hymnal #408 (1916) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics:
Far from my heavenly home,
Far from my Father's breast,
Fainting I cry, blest Spirit, come,
And speed me to my rest.
My spirit homeward turns,
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns,
When I remember thee.
To thee, to thee I press,
A dark and toilsome road;
When shall I pass the wilderness,
And reach the saints' abode?
God of my life, be near:
On thee my hopes I cast:
O guide me through the desert here,
And bring me home at last!
Amen.
Topics: Visitation; Sunday Schools General Use Languages: English Tune Title: LYTE
Far from my heavenly home