Come Home
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
112 words changed · 1 stanza only in Millennial Harp #27
Verse 1
BRETHREN, while we sojourn here.
Foes we have; but we've a friend,
Verse 1
BRETHREN, while we sojourn here.
Fight we must, but should not fear;
Foes we have; but we've a friend,
One who loves us to the end;
Forward then with courage go;
Long we shall not dwell below;
Soon the joyful news will come,
Child, your Father calls—Come home.
Verse 3
cour-age go, Long we shall not dwell below; Soon the
Not in this version
Verse 4
joyful news will come,
Child, your Father calls, Come home.
Verse 2
In the world a thousand snares
Lie to take us unawares;
Satan with malicious art,
Watches each unguarded heart;
But from Satan's malice free,
Saints shall soon victorious be;
Soon the joyful news will come,
Child, your Father calls—Come home.
Verse 2
Fight we must,but should not fear; One that loves
us to
the end; Forward,then,with
Verse 3
But of all the foes we meet,
None so apt to turn our feet,
None betray us into sin,
Like the foes we have within;
Yet, let nothing spoil your peace,
Christ will also conquer these;
Then the joyful news will come,
Child, your Father calls—Come home.