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This World Is Not My Home [core]

This world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
My treasure and my hopes are all beyond the blue
Where many Christian children
have gone on before
And I can't feel at home in this world any more

Chorus
Oh Lord (you know)
I have no friend like You
If Heaven's not my home, Oh Lord, what will I do
The angels beckon me
from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore

They're all expecting me
that's one thing I know
I fixed it up with Jesus, a long time ago
I know he'll take me through
though I am weak and poor
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore

Over in glory land
there'll be no dying there
The saints all shouting victory and singing everywhere
I hear the voice of them
that's gone on before
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore

I have a loving mother
over in glory land
I don't expect to stop, until I hold her hand
She's waiting there for me
at Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore

Available in these books:

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Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com