The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#485

485. I'm but a stranger here

1 I'm but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;
Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is my home;
Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand,
Heaven is my Fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

2 What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home.
Time's cold and wintry blast
Soon will be overpast;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.

3 There at my Saviour's side,
Heaven is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
There'll be the good and blest,
Those I love most and best,
There, too, I soon shall rest;
Heaven is my home.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm but a stranger here
• Author: Thomas R. Taylor
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Hymns for Social Worship

Tune Information

• Name: OAK
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 6s & 4s
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #655 or 766.