The King's Business

I am a stranger here, within a foreign land

Author: E. T. Cassel (1902)
Tune: [I am a stranger here, within a foreign land] (Cassel)
Published in 149 hymnals

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Representative Text

1. I am a stranger here, within a foreign land;
My home is far away, upon a golden strand;
Ambassador to be of realms beyond the sea,
I’m here on business for my King.

Refrain:
This is the message that I bring,
A message angels fain would sing:
“Oh, be ye reconciled,”
Thus saith my Lord and King,
“Oh, be ye reconciled to God.”

2. This is the King’s command: that all men, everywhere,
Repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare;
That all who will obey, with Him shall reign for aye,
And that’s my business for my King.

3. My home is brighter far than Sharon’s rosy plain,
Eternal life and joy throughout its vast domain;
My Sov’reign bids me tell how mortals there may dwell,
And that’s my business for my King.

Source: 50 Uncommon Songs: for partakers of the common salvation #34

Author: E. T. Cassel

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Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3533
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Timeless Truths #970
  • The_Kings_Business.pdf (PDF)
  • The_Kings_Business.xml (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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50 Uncommon Songs #34

Hymns of the Christian Life #483

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #264

Praise y Adoración #296a

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Sacred Selections for the Church #175

Audio

Small Church Music #662

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3533

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #95

TextScoreAudio

Timeless Truths #970

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