1 How sweet will be the welcome home,
When this short life is o’er,
When pain and sorrow, care and grief
Shall dwell with us no more.
When we that bright and heav'nly land
With spirit eyes shall see,
And join the holy angel band,
In praise, dear Lord, of thee.

Chorus:
The welcome home, the welcome home,
The Christian's welcome home,
The welcome home, the welcome home,
The Christian's welcome home.

2 Lord, grant my frail and wayward bark
May anchor sure and fast,
Beside the shining gates of pearl,
Where I may rest at last!
When once within, my soul shall know
No hunger, thirst or pain,
No sickness, sorrow, care or death
Shall visit me gain! [Chorus]

3 Oh may I live while here below,
In view of that blest day,
When God's bright angels shall come down
To bear my soul away!
When I shall walk the golden streets,
In garments white and pure;
And sing an endless song to him,
Who made my soul secure! [Chorus]