Heaven is my home
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Front cover of Heaven is My Home song sheet.
Composed by Edwin Flood. Publishers D'Almaine and Co., 20 Soho Square, London. Picture or drawing on front cover is of a young lady kneeling on a cushion with hands lightly joined as if in prayer. The young lady is dressed in 19th century dress.
Robert Cocks & Co, (London) published an edition of this Flood composition in 1867, but cannot determine if this sheet published by D'Almaine pre-dates the Cocks publication.
Source:
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/?itemid=|cambrdgedb|2054316This song/hymn seems to be linked with another hymn titled "I Am But a Stranger Here" by the Rev. Thomas R, Taylor, published in 1836 and set to an original composition by Sir Arthur Sullivan in 1872. It seems that Edwin Flood may have set the lyrics of "I Am But a Stranger Here" to his own original composition around the same time. The only firm date linked to Heaven Is My Home appears above in the link to the details of the sheet published by Robert Cocks & Co, (London) in 1867. With the current information it's impossible to determine if "Heaven Is My Home" is based upon "I'm But A Stranger Here" or vice-versa.
