He'll come home

S. Foster

Chorus:

He'll come home,

He'll not forget me,

For his word is always true.

He's gone to sup

The deadly cup,

And while the long night through,

He's gone to quaff,

And talk and laugh

To while the drear night through;

Chorus:

He'll come home,

He'll not forget me,

For his word is always true.

He'll come home with tears

And pleading words

And ask me to forget.

Can I be his

While he is mine

And cause him one regret?

My heart may break,

But for his sake

I'll do all I can do.

Chorus:

He'll come home,

He'll not forget me,

For his word is always true.

He'll come home with sorrow

on his heart

That none but he can know,

With pangs of thought,

How dearly bought!

And fears of coming woe;

He'll feel the cost

of days now lost

That time can ne'er renew.

Chorus:

He'll come home,

He'll not forget me,

For his word is always true.