At home with Jesus! He who went before,
For His own people mansions to prepare;
The soul’s deep longings stilled, its conflicts o’er,
All rest and blessedness with Jesus there—
What home like this can the wide earth afford?
“So shall we be forever with the Lord.”
With Him all gathered! to that blessed home,
Through all its windings still the pathway tends;
While ever and anon bright glimpses come
Of that fair city where the journey ends.
Where all of bliss is centered in one word,
“So shall we be forever with the Lord.”
Here kindred hearts are severed far and wide,
By many a weary mile of land and sea,
Or life’s all-varied cares, and paths divide;
But yet a joyful gathering shall be,
The broken links repaired, the lost restored,
“So shall we be forever with the Lord.”