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Text:Coming Home Tod-ay
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[‘Tis the gospel message]
Composer:Wm. J. Kirkpatrick

38. Coming Home Tod-ay

1 ‘Tis the gospel message,
Hark! we hear it say,
Leave the world for Jesus,
Haste without delay;
Leave the world for Jesus,
Happy we shall be;
We are coming, gladly coming,
Lord to thee.

Refrain:
Coming home today,
Coming home today,
We are coming, gladly coming,
Coming, Lord, to thee;
Coming home today,
Coming home today,
We are coming, gladly coming,
Singing all the way.

2 Whosoever thirsteth,
Let them now draw near
To the waters flowing
Ever bright and clear,
To the living waters
Welcome all shall be:
We are coming, gladly coming,
Lord to thee. [Refrain]

3 Leave the world for Jesus,
Cling to him alone:
Oh, the tender mercy
Thro’ the Saviour shown;
From the yoke of bondage
He has made us free;
We are coming, gladly coming,
Lord to thee. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: ‘Tis the gospel message
Title: Coming Home Tod-ay
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Refrain First Line: Coming home today
Publication Date: 1885
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [‘Tis the gospel message]
Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
Notes: Public Domain.



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