Living Hymns ‎#309

309. Heaven is My Home

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 tho' the tempest rage?
Heav'n is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heav'n is my home;
Time's cold and wintry blast
Soon will be overpast;
I shall reach home at last;
Heav'n is my home.

3 Peace! O my troubled soul,
Heav'n is my home;
I soon shall reach the goal;
Heav'n is my home;
Swiftly the race I'll run,
Yield up my crown to none;
Forward! the prize is won;
Heav'n is my home.

4 There, at my Saviour's side,
Heav'n is my home;
I shall be glorified;
Heav'n is my home;
There are the good and blest,
Those I loved most and best,
There, too, I soon shall rest,
Heav'n is my home.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm but a stranger here
• Title: Heaven is My Home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890

Tune Information

• Name: [I'm but a stranger here]
• Key: A Major
• Source: Scotch Melody