{"id":9049,"date":"2025-12-14T10:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/2025\/12\/14\/hymn-439-how-far-from-home-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T10:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:16:21","slug":"hymn-439-how-far-from-home-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/new-english-seventh-day-adventist-hymnal\/hymn-439-how-far-from-home-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Hymn 439 HOW FAR FROM HOME? Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title\">New English Seventh Day Adventist Hymnal<\/h2>\n<h2>Hymn 439 HOW FAR FROM HOME? Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nHow far from home? I asked, as on<br \/>\nI bent my stepsthe watchman spake:<br \/>\nThe long, dark night is almost gone,<br \/>\nThe morning soon will break.<br \/>\nThen weep no more, but speed thy flight,<br \/>\nWith Hope&#8217;s bright star guiding ray,<br \/>\nTill thou shalt reach the realms of light,<br \/>\nIn everlasting days.<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nI asked the warrior on the field;<br \/>\nThis was his soulinspiring song:<br \/>\nWith courage, bold, the sword I&#8217;ll wield,<br \/>\nThe battle is not long.<br \/>\nThen weep no more, but well endure<br \/>\nThe conflict, till thy work is done;<br \/>\nFor this we know, the prize is sure,<br \/>\nWhen victory is won.<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nI asked again; earth, sea, and sun<br \/>\nSeemed, with one voice, to make reply:<br \/>\nTime&#8217;s wasting sands are nearly run,<br \/>\nEternity is nigh.<br \/>\nThen weep no morewith warning tones,<br \/>\nPortentous signs are thickening round,<br \/>\nThe whole creation, waiting, groans,<br \/>\nTo hear the trumpet sound.<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nNot far from home! O blessed thought!<br \/>\nThe traveler&#8217;s lonely heart to cheer;<br \/>\nWhich oft a healing balm has brought,<br \/>\nAnd dried the mourner&#8217;s tear.<br \/>\nThen weep no more, since we shall meet<br \/>\nWhere weary footsteps never roam<br \/>\nOur trials past, our joys complete,<br \/>\nSafe in our Father&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New English Seventh Day Adventist Hymnal Hymn 439 HOW FAR FROM HOME? Lyrics &nbsp; 1 How far from home? I asked, as on I bent my stepsthe watchman spake: The long, dark night is almost gone, The morning soon will break. Then weep no more, but speed thy flight, With Hope&#8217;s bright star guiding ray, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-english-seventh-day-adventist-hymnal"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9049\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}