Home of the Soul Lyrics
1 I will sing you a song of that beautiful land,
The far away home of the soul;
Where no storms ever beat on that glittering strand,
While the years of eternity roll.
Refrain:
While the years of eternity roll.
While the years of eternity roll,
Where no storms ever beat on that glittering strand,
While the years of eternity roll.
2 Oh, that home of the soul in my visions and dreams,
Its bright jasper walls I can see;
Till I fancy but thinly the vale intervenes
Between the fair city and me. [Refrain]
3 That unchangable home is for you and for me,
Where Jesus of Nazareth stands;
The King of all kingdoms forever, is He,
And He holdeth our crowns in His hands. [Refrain]
4 Oh, how sweet it will be in that beautiful land,
So free from all sorrow and pain;
With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands
To meet one another again. [Refrain]
Home of the Soul Hymn Story
“Home of the Soul” is a hymn that was written by Ellen M.H. Gates.
This hymn was popularized during Dwight Moody’s evangelistic campaigns. It is a song that talks of heaven as our future home. A land where there are no storms. That home is for you and for me and it is where Jesus lives and will live with us.
Ellen Gates was born at Torrington, Connecticut in 1835. Her maiden’s name was Ellen Maria Huntington. She took on the surname Gates after marrying Isaac E. Gates.
She wrote several popular songs in her day. One of her songs, ” If you cannot on the ocean” is called Abraham Lincolns favorite hymn.
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