The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#660

660. 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 There at my Savior's side
Heav'n is my home;
I shall be glorified;
Heav'n is my home.
There are the good and blest,
Those I love most and best;
And there I, too, shall rest,
Heav'n is my home.

4 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm but a stranger here
• Title: I'm But a Stranger Here
• Author: T. R. Taylor (1836, alt.)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 4:9
• Topic: Carols and Spiritual Songs

Tune Information

• Name: HEAVEN IS MY HOME
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
• Key: G Major