Christian Worship ‎#853

853. I'm But a Stranger Here

1 I'm but a stranger here,
heav'n is my home;
earth is a desert drear,
heav'n is my home;
danger and sorrow stand
round me on ev'ry hand;
heav'n is my fatherland,
heav'n is my home.

2 What though the tempest rage,
heav'n is my home;
short is my pilgrimage,
heav'n is my home;
and time's wild, wintry blast
soon shall be overpast;
I shall reach home at last,
heav'n is my home.

3 Therefore I murmur not,
heav'n is my home;
whate'er my earthly lot,
heav'n is my home;
and I shall surely stand
there at my Lord's right hand;
heav'n is my fatherland,
heav'n is my home.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm but a stranger here
• Title: I'm But a Stranger Here
• Author: Thomas R. Taylor, 1807-1835 (abr.)
• Meter: 64 64 6664
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2021
• Scripture:
  Philippians 3:20
  ;
  Hebrews 11:13-16
• Topic: Hope and Comfort
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HEAVEN IS MY HOME
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1900
• Meter: 64 64 6664
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
• Copyright: Public Domain