“My Home, Sweet Home”
Walking along life’s road one day,
I heard voice so sweetly say,
“A place up in heav’n I am building Thee,
A beautiful, beautiful home.”
Chorus
Home, sweet home, home, sweet home,
Where I’ll never roam;
I see the light of that city so bright,
My home, sweet home.
N B Vandall (N stood for Napoleon) was born this date 12/28/1896, in Creston, VW. He was converted to Christ at a camp meeting in/near Sebring, Ohio in 1920. He also wrote “After” (“After the toil and heat of the day.” Vandall died 8/24/1970.
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I was doing a little research on N.B. Vandall and I was led to your blog. Thanks for the info. I love this song. It was sung at my grandmother and Mothers funeral.
Yes, not only did the “N” in Mr. Vandall’s name stand for Napoleon, the “B” (his middle initial) stood for Bonaparte! (No wonder he took to calling himself Jack Vandall!) And today is the 40th anniversary of his death.
Mr. Vandall has given us two lovely gospel songs that have remained in use. To read about how they came to be written I invite you to check out my daily blog on hymns, Wordwise Hymns.