Perfect Home

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 12 Oct 2025
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

Our Jesus prepares us a home.
He’s shepherding all who will come.
What joy there will be when they meet –
the family, gathered, complete.

Their song will be glory to Him
who ransomed their life, pardoned sin,
the Lamb Christ who for them was slain –
how wonderful there is His reign.

All bitterness, malice has gone,
a glorious place is this home.
There’s plenty to do, but no pain.
How wonderful there is His reign.

Tune: 88 88 anapaestic eg Celest, tune of ‘How good is the God we adore’

[IP: Coming Home}

http://rhiannonshymns.co.uk

 

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Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

Lovely work Rhiannon! a glorious place is this home" sounds wonderful!

Have a good week & Nolan

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Nolan. Hope you have a good week, and enjoy the season's growth. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Ivan the OK-ish on

Written in the best traditions of Victorian hymnists (if that's the right word). Perhaps the style is due for a revival...

ITOI

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks!  A lot of those hymns, and ones written earlier, Wesley. Watts, and earlier centuries, were used as a reminder of the teaching of scripture, and with a metrical style stuck in the memory.

Recently the concentration has been more on experience and worship phrases. I think we do need a return somewhat as remembering the teachings can really lift the heart in worship! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

That's a wonderful IP response, Rhiannon :0) Agree about Victorian hymns being great fun, the unity found in all the voices, doesn't matter if a person (eg me) can't sing, the feeling of joy, being uplifted, the shell of the walls filled with a sense of enthusiastic life, is something I miss from going to church as a child (not that I was a Victorian child!) I think it would be so, to sing your poem

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. Though I grew up attending Welsh churches that had become rather singing clubs, with very many special singing festivals, and harmony singing. Later on I suddenly realised when I had come to really understand tha Christian faith, what wonderful words I'd been siniging without really thinking about them and their wonderful meaning, just enjoying the music!

Do you ever go to church now? Try to find one where the preaching really explains the Bible! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I found that too Rhiannon, some song, poetry or hymns with such very beuatiful lovely words and without you really understanding as being too young, with insight actually understanding came only much later, with maturity. Think e.g. Of the serenity prayer.

All kinds of lyrics especially, but more than that, in life in general, the seed planted, real insight coming only much later – when the time is ripe.

Amazing isn't it?! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

yes, I suppose to some extent maturity is involved, Tom, though I know with me it was particularly being accustomed to singing words without thought, and a spiritual blindness, that cleared when God opened my heart to want Him and His life.

And yes, seeds can be planted that are only thought about and able to grow much later! Rhiannon