The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12979

12979. Going Home

1 We have no home but Heaven;
A pilgrim’s garb we wear;
Our path is marked with changes,
And strewed with many a care;
Surrounded with temptation,
By varied ills oppressed,
Each day’s experience
Warns us that this is not our rest.

2 We have no home but Heaven;
Then wherefore seek one here?
Why murmur at privation?
Or grieve when trouble’s near?
It is but for a season
That we as strangers roam;
And strangers must not look for
The comforts of a home.

3 We have no home but Heaven;
We want no home beside;
Our God, our friend and father,
Our footsteps thither guide.
Unfold to us its glory;
Prepare us for its joy,
Its pure and perfect friendship,
Its angel-like employ.

4 We have no home but Heaven.
How cheering is the thought!
How bright the expectations
Which God’s own Word has taught!
With eager hearts we hasten,
The promised bliss to share;
We have no home but Heaven—
Oh, would that we were there!

Text Information

• First Line: We have no home but Heaven
• Title: Going Home
• Author: Miss Mennel
• Language: English
• Source: Life's Morning, Religious Tract Society, probably 19th Century
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BRITISH GRENADIERS
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Traditional English melody