Christ in Song ‎#842

842. 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,
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
• Title: A Stranger Here
• Author: Thos. R. Taylor
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christ: Pilgrimage; Living His Life: Pilgrimage
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: OAK
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 6s & 4s
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.