4567. No Abiding City Here

1. We do not know, and can not tell
What path our feet may take;
We only know that all is well
When borne for Jesus’ sake.

Refrain
We’ve no abiding city here;
We seek for one to come;
We strive to prove our title clear
To mansions fair, at home.

2. We lay our life, our little all,
In His dear guiding hand,
And hasten to obey the call
We strive to understand. [Refrain]

3. A home, a harp, a robe and crown,
To faithful followers giv’n;
The trials, crosses, all laid down,
Then rest, sweet rest, in Heav’n. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: We do not know, and can not tell
Title: No Abiding City Here
Author: Lizzie H. Underwood (1917)
Refrain First Line: We've no abiding city here
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Source: The Wonderful Story in Song, by Frederick A. Fillmore (Cincinnati, Ohio: F. L. Rowe, 1917), number 112
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SAIPAN
Composer: James Holmes Rosecrans
Meter: CMD
Incipit: 55555 51123 34321
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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