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SDAH 439: How Far From Home?

EARLY ADVENT

SDAH 439

How far from home? I asked, as on
I bent my steps-the watchman spake:
“the long, dark night is almost gone,
The morning soon will break.

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How far from home? I asked, as on
I bent my steps-the watchman spake:
“the long, dark night is almost gone,
The morning soon will break.
Then weep no more, but speed thy flight,
With Hope’s bright star guiding ray,
Till thou shalt reach the realms of light,
In everlasting days.”

2
I asked the warrior on the field;
This was his soul-inspiring song:
“With courage, bold, the sword I’ll wield,
The battle is not long.
Then weep no more, but well endure
The conflict, till thy work is done;
For this we know, the prize is sure,
When victory is won.”

3
I asked again; earth, sea, and sun
Seemed, with one voice, to make reply:
“Time’s wasting sands are nearly run,
Eternity is nigh.
Then weep no more-with warning tones,
Portentous signs are thickening round,
The whole creation, waiting, groans,
To hear the trumpet sound.”

4
Not far from home! O blessed thought!
The traveler’s lonely heart to cheer;
Which oft a healing balm has brought,
And dried the mourner’s tear.
Then weep no more, since we shall meet
Where weary footsteps never roam-
Our trails past, our joys complete,
Safe in our Father’s home.

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Biblical Reference
(a) Isa 21:11, 12 (b) Phil 3:14 (c) Luke 21:25; Rom 8:22; 1 Thess 4:16 (d) Rev 7:17, 14

Author
Annie R. Smith (1828-1855)

Year Published
1853

Theme
EARLY ADVENT

Hymn Tune
TIS MIDNIGHT HOUR

Metrical Number
8.8.8.6.D.

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Notes

As the saints on earth travel through their life they ask, “How far from home?” The reply of the watchman is “The long dark night is almost gone, the morning soon will break…Out trials past, our joys complete, safe in our Father’s home.” Lesson 13, 1st Quarter 2021 -Sunday, New Heavens and A New Earth, 3/21/2021

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