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Hymns (1948),
no. 335
O Home Beloved, Where’er I Wander
O Home Beloved, Where’er I Wander
1. O home beloved, where’er I wander,On foreign land or distant sea,As time rolls by my heart grows fonderAnd yearns more lovingly for thee!Though fair be nature’s scenes around me,And friends are ever kind and true,Though joyous mirth and song surround me,My heart, my soul still yearns for you.
2. The flow’rs around me may be fairerThan those that bloom upon thy hills;The streams, great, mighty treasure bearers,More noted may be than thy rills;No world renown my humble villageLike these great towns may proudly claim,Yet my fond heart doth thrill with raptureWhene’er I hear thy humble name.
3. Ye valleys fair and snowcapped mountains,Ye peaceful hamlets ’mid the trees,Ye murm’ring streams and crystal fountainsKissed by the cool, soft, balmy breeze,Words cannot tell how well I love theeNor speak my longing when I roam.My heart alone can cry to heaven,“God bless my own dear mountain home.”