The Church Hymnal ‎#327

327. Far from my heav'nly home

1 Far from my heav'nly home,
Far from my Father's breast,
Fainting I cry, blest Spirit, come,
And speed me to my rest.

2 My spirit homeward turns,
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns,
When I remember thee.

3 To thee, to thee I press,
A dark and toilsome road;
When shall I pass the wilderness,
And reach the saints' abode.

4 God of my life, be near:
On Thee my hopes I cast:
O guide me through the desert here,
And bring me home at last!

Text Information

• First Line: Far from my heav'nly home
• Author: H. F. Lyte
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: General
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: LYTE
• Composer: J. Wilkes
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: a minor or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.