Home At Last

HOME AT LAST

by HELEN STEINER RICE



THERE ARE NO WORDS, WHAT CAN I SAY
AT LAST HER SWEET SOUL WINGED ITS WAY
TO PEACE AND FREEDOM IN THE SKY
WHERE NEVER AGAIN WILL SHE SUFFER OR CRY
IT'S ALL PART OF GOD'S GREAT PLAN...
WHICH IS A MYSTERY TO MAN
WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS
NOR CAN WE COUNT OUR EARTHLY DAYS
BUT WHO ARE WE TO QUESTION AND DOUBT
GOD KNOWETH WELL WHAT HE'S ABOUT
HE KNEW SHE LONGED TO "GO TO SLEEP"
WHERE ONLY ANGELS A VIRGIL KEEP
THE PAIN OF LIVING GREW TOO GREAT
NO LONGER COULD SHE STAY AND WAIT
SHE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE YOU, DEAR
BUT SHE HAD FINISHED HER WORK DOWN HERE
SO SHE CLOSED HER EYES AND WHEN SHE AWOKE
THESE ARE THE WORDS THE MASTER SPOKE,
"WELCOME, DEAR CHILD, YOU ARE HOME AT LAST
AND NOW THE BURDEN OF LIVING IS PAST
THERE'S WORK FOR YOU IN MY KINGDOM, DEAR
AND YOU ARE NEEDED AND WANTED HERE."
SO WEEP NOT, SHE'S JUST GONE ON AHEAD
DON'T THINK OF HER AS BEING DEAD.
SHE'S OUT OF SIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE
AND YOU'LL MISS HER TOUCH, AND HER SMILE
BUT YOU KNOW SHE IS SAFE IN THE HOME ABOVE
WHERE THERE IS NOTHING BUT PEACE AND LOVE
AND, SURELY, YOU WOULD NOT DENY HER PEACE
AND YOU'RE GLAD SHE HAS FOUND RELEASE
THINK OF HER THERE AS A SOUL THAT IS FREE.
AND HOME AT LAST, WHERE SHE WANTED TO BE.







MAKE YOUR FACE SHINE UPON YOUR SERVANT;
SAVE ME FOR YOUR MERCIES' SAKE.



PSALM 31:16
NKJV



RESTORE US, O GOD;
LET YOUR FACE SHINE, THAT WE MAY BE SAVED.



PSALM 80:3
NRSV



ON EARTH PEOPLE WILL BE LOYAL TO GOD,
AND GOD'S GOODNESS WILL SHINE DOWN FROM HEAVEN.



PSALM 85:11
NCV



THE LORD IS GOD,
AND HE HAS MADE HIS LIGHT SHINE UPON US.
WITH BOUGHS IN HAND, JOIN IN THE FESTAL PROCESSION
UP TO THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR.



PSALM 118:27
NIV



WE HAVE THOUGHT OF THY LOVINGKINDNESS,
O GOD, IN THE MIDST OF THY TEMPLE.



PSALM 48:9
KJV



DO NOT WITHHOLD YOUR TENDER
MERCIES FROM ME, O LORD;
LET YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS AND
YOUR TRUTH CONTINUALLY PRESERVE ME.



PSALM 40:11
NKJV



REMEMBER, O LORD, YOUR GREAT MERCY AND LOVE,
FOR THEY ARE FROM OF OLD.



PSALM 25:6
NIV



BUT I TRUSTED IN YOUR STEADFAST LOVE;
MY HEART SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION.



PSALM 13:5
NRSV



THE LORD LEADS WITH UNFAILING LOVE
AND FAITHFULNESS
ALL THOSE WHO KEEP HIS COVENANT
AND OBEY HIS DECREES.



PSALM 25:10
NLT