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Christian Home In Glory/Rest For The Weary
Public Domain Old-Time, Bluegrass Gospel; Words & Music: John B Goins 1907
ARTIST: sung by W.P. Detherow in the John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection, recorded in Batesville, AR 8/29/59.
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CATEGORY: Traditional Bluegrass Gospel;
DATE: 1874
RECORDING INFO: Christian Home In Glory/Rest For The Weary
Detherow, W.P./ John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection 1959
Brunson, Reverend Milton
OTHER NAMES: "In A Christian's Home on Glory" "Christian's Home on Glory" "Rest For The Weary"
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SOURCES: Cyberhymnal
John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection
NOTES: "A Christian Home on Glory" orginally titled "Rest For The Weary" is a hymn sung by W.P. Detherow in the John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection. It was recorded in Batesville, AR 8/29/59. The original words for "Rest For The Weary" are by William Hunter (1811-1877) in 1874 with music by John W. Dadmun (1819-1890).
The song has been arranged by Reverend Milton Brunson, who organized a mass gospel choir at Chicago's McKinley High School in 1948.
CHRISTIAN HOME IN GLORY- Sung by: W.P. Detherow Recorded in Batesville, AR 8/29/59. To listen to the original recording: http://www.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/songs/detherowchristian1243.html
In a Christian home in glory,
There remains a land of rest.
Zion gates will open for you,
To fulfill the sole request.
Chorus: There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for you.
On the other side of Jordan,
In the sweet field of Eden,
Where the tree of life is blooming,
There is rest for you.
(Chorus)
REST FOR THE WEARY- Word by William Hunter (1811-1877); Music: John W. Dadmun (1819-1890).
From Ira Sankey, pp. 225-6: A fifteen-year-old girl, of good family, was present at one of our meetings in the Free College Church in Glasgow [Scotland], in 1874, and at the close of the meeting remained among the inquirers at the College Hall. Here she was spoken to by a lady, and was led to Christ. Going home, she told her mother that she was now happy in the Lord. That very night she was taken sick, symptoms of scarlet fever appearing. Prayer was offered for her at the daily prayer-meetings. Perhaps most of her friends thought that the Lord would answer their supplications by restoring her to health; but he had a purpose of another kind. He meant to take her away to himself, and to teach others by her removal. When it was evident that she was dying, she told her father that she was going home to Christ. Near the end, he tried to sing with her “In the Christian’s home in glory.” She caught up the words, “There my Saviour’s gone before me, To fulfill my soul’s request” and faithfully repeated them. Her voice died away; those were the last words she was heard to utter. Before this she had sent a message of thanks to Mr. Moody and myself, and to the lady who had led her to Christ.
“Ah,” said Mr. Moody, in telling of this, “would not any one have regretted missing the opportunity of helping this soul, who has sent back her thanks from the very portals of glory?”
In the Christian’s home in glory
There remains a land of rest;
There my Savior’s gone before me,
To fulfill my soul’s request.
Refrain: There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for you.
On the other side of Jordan,
In the sweet fields of Eden,
Where the tree of life is blooming,
There is rest for you.
He is fitting up my mansion,
Which eternally shall stand,
For my stay shall not be transient,
In that holy, happy land.
Refrain
Pain and sickness ne’er shall enter,
Grief nor woe my lot shall share;
But, in that celestial center,
I a crown of life shall wear.
Refrain
Death itself shall then be vanquished,
And his sting shall be withdrawn;
Shout for gladness, O ye ransomed!
Hail with joy the rising morn.
Refrain
REST FOR THE WEARY- Performed by Milton Brunson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HaE2O6zqOA
In 1948, the Reverend Milton Brunson organized a mass gospel choir at Chicago's McKinley High School; dubbed the Thompson Community Singers, the group -- affectionately known as "the Tommies" -- would emerge as the nation's oldest existing community choir, celebrating their golden anniversary with the release of 1998's hits collection 50 Blessed Years. In the interim Brunson and his singers became one of the most honored gospel groups of their era, issuing eight gospel chart-topping LPs and winning a Grammy award in 1995. Their 50th anniversary was also celebrated with the opening of a post office named in Brunson's honor.
A) Lead: Living in this world there is pain, grief and strife
But they tell me of a home of a such better life
No more heartaches, tears I'll cry no more
Only joy everlasting when I reach the other shore
B) Lead: In this Christian home of glory there remains a land of rest
Where my Savior's gone before me to fulfill my souls request
He in fixing up my mansion where eternal life I'll stand
And He's going to take me to that holy happy land
(repeat A & B)
C) Bridge:
Lead: No doubt about it people sit and talk about it
What a day that's going to be
I'm going to tell God all about it
Just me and my savior, my God and me (C+D)
D) All:There is rest for the weary on the other side of Jordan
There is rest for the weary on the other side (Repeat)
E) Bridge2:
Lead: One of these mornings and it won't be long
You're gonna look for me and I'll be gone
I'm going to glory to live forever
And if you'll be there we gonna shout together (D)
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