Kind Words ‎#90

90. A Pilgrim and a stranger here

1 A Pilgrim and a stranger here,
I seek a home to pilgrims dear,
Fair lands are here, and houses fair,
But fairer is my home up there.

Chorus:
I'm going home to that fair land,
To join a happy, sinless band;
I'll shout with joy while here I roam,
Vain world, adieu, I'm going home.

2 I leave this world of sin behind,
That better home in heav'n to find,
Fain would I reach that peaceful shore,
Where sin and strife disturb no more. [Chorus]

3 In that fair clime of endless day,
The Lord shall wipe all tears away;
To living founts, through verdant meads,
The Lamb his ransom'd followers leads. [Chorus]

4 The fruits and flowers of Paradise,
In rich abundance round them rise;
No death shall visit them again,
No sickness there, no touch of pain. [Chorus]

5 Farewell! vain world, I'm going home,
My Saviour smiles and bids me come;
No mourning there, no funeral gloom,
But health and youth forever bloom. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: A Pilgrim and a stranger here
• Refrain First Line: I'm going home to that fair land
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871

Tune Information

• Name: I'M GOING HOME
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major or modal