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Homewards (Down The River)

Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16196 First Line: Dropping down the troubled river Lyrics: 1 Dropping down the troubled river, To the tranquil, tranquil shore; Dropping down the misty river, Time’s willow-shaded river, To the spring embosomed shore, Where the sweet light shineth ever, And the sun goes down no more. O wondrous, wondrous shore! O wondrous, wondrous shore! 2 Dropping down the winding river, To the wide and welcome sea; Dropping down the narrow river, Man’s weary, wayward river, To the blue and ample sea, Where no tempest wrecketh ever, Where the sky is fair and free. O joyous, joyous, sea! O joyous, joyous, sea! 3 Dropping down the noisy river, To our peaceful, peaceful home; Dropping down the turbid river, Earth’s bustling, crowded river, To our gentle, gentle home; Where the rough roar riseth never, And the vexings cannot come; O loved and longed for home! O loved and longed for home! 4 Dropping down the eddying river, With a helmsman true and tried; Dropping down the perilous river, Mortality’s dark river, With a sure and heav’nly guide; Even Him who, to deliver My soul from death, hath died; O Helmsman true and tried! O Helmsman true and tried! 5 Dropping down the rapid river, To the dear and deathless land; Dropping down the well known river, Life’s swoll’n and rushing river, To the resurrection-land; Where the living live for ever, And the dead have joined the band; O fair and blessèd land! O fair and blessèd land! Languages: English Tune Title: [Dropping down the troubled river]