Going home is a happy time
expectations are high
drawing near to this special place
the bond of love is nigh
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opening up reflections past
of good things remembered
are the vivid details of life
experienced and tender
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it’s just a good feeling inside
having a place to go
where the sanctity of peace dwells
and comfort that you know
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contented joy in being home
will settle in your soul
when at last the place dreamed about
does somehow make you whole
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Jesus Christ has prepared a place
a mansion for each one
who believed that He is Savior
the one true God the Son
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and heaven is home for the saved
a place which God has made
for those who know Him as their Lord
where life will never fade
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going home is a happy time
and death is not the end
but a new beginning of joy
with Jesus Christ your friend
