I have no home, where shall I go?
Author: Lucy Mack Smith
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1. I have no home, where shall I go, class="diff_next">n 11. I have no home, where shall I go?
2While I am left to weep below? 2While I am left to weep below,
3My heart is pain’d, my friends are gone, 3My heart is pain’d, my friends are gone,
4And here I’m left on earth to mourn. 4And here I’m left on earth to mourn.
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62. I see my people lying round, 62. I see my people lying round,
n 7All lifeless here upon the ground: n 7All lifeless here upon the ground;
8Young men and maidens in their gore; 8Young men and maidens in their gore,
9Which does increase my sorrow more! 9Which does increase my sorrows more.
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113. My father look’d upon this scene, 113. My father look’d upon this scene,
n 12And in his writings has made plain, n 12And in his writings has made plain
13How ev’ry Nephite’s heart did fear, 13How every Nephite’s heart did fear,
14When he beheld his foe draw near. 14When he beheld his foe draw near.
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n 164. With axe and bow they fell upon n 164. With ax and bow they fell upon
17Our men and women, sparing none, 17Our men and women, sparing none,
n 18And left them prostrate on the ground, n 18And left them prostrate on the ground;
19Lo! here they now are bleeding round! 19Lo! here they now are bleeding round.
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215. Ten thousand that were led by me, 215. Ten thousand that were led by me,
22Lie round this hill called Cumorah; 22Lie round this hill called Cumorah;
23Their spirits from their bodies fled, 23Their spirits from their bodies fled,
n 24And they are number’d with the dead! n 24And they are number’d with the dead.
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n 266. Well might my father in despair, n 266. Well might my father, in despair,
27Cry, O ye fair ones! once how fair! 27Cry, all ye fair ones, once how fair,
28How is it that you’ve fallen! Oh! 28How is it that you’ve fallen? O!
29My soul is fill’d with pain for you. 29My soul is fill’d with pain for you.
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n 317. My life is sought! where shall I flee? n 317. My life is sought, where shall I flee?
32Lord take me home to dwell with thee, 32Lord, take me home to dwell with thee.
33Where all my sorrow will be o’er, 33Where all my sorrow will be o’er,
34And I shall sigh and weep no more. 34And I shall sigh and weep no more.
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t 368. Thus sang the son of Mormon when t 368. Thus sang the son of Mormon, when
37He gaz’d upon his Nephite men, 37He gazed upon his Nephite men,
38And women too, which had been slain, 38And women, too, which had been slain,
39And left to moulder on the plain! 39And left to molder on the plain!
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