Gloria Deo ‎#458

458. We are but Strangers Here

1 We are but strangers here,
Heaven is our home;
Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is our home.
Danger and sorrow stand
Round us on every hand,
Heaven is our fatherland,
Heaven is our home.

2 What though the tempests rage?
Heaven is our home;
Short is our pilgrimage,
Heaven is our home.
And Time’s wild wintry blast
Soon shall be overpast;
We shall reach home at last;
Heaven is our home.

3 There at our Saviour’s side,
Heaven is our home;
May we be glorified;
Heaven is our home.
There are the good and blest,
Those we love most and best,
Grant us with them to rest;
Heaven is our home.

4 Grant us to murmur not,
Heaven is our home;
Whate’er our earthly lot,
Heaven is our home.
Grant us at last to stand
There at Thine own right hand,
Jesus, in fatherland;
Heaven is our home.

Text Information

• First Line: We are but strangers here
• Title: We are but Strangers Here
• Author: T. R. Taylor
• Refrain First Line: Heaven is our home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Heaven
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. EDMUND
• Composer: A. S. Sullivan
• Notes: Now Public Domain.