Lutheran Service Book ‎#748

748. I'm But 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,
Heav'n is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heav'n is my home;
And time's wild wintry blast
Soon shall be overpast;
I shall reach home at last,
Heav'n is my home.

3 Therefore I murmur not,
Heav'n is my home;
Whate'er my earthly lot,
Heav'n is my home;
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord's right hand;
Heav'n is my fatherland,
Heav'n is my home.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm but a stranger here
• Title: I'm But a Stranger Here
• Author: Thomas R. Taylor, 1897-35
• Meter: 64 64 6664
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 11:13-16
  ;
  Philippians 3:20
  ;
  Ephesians 2:19
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
• Topic: Death and Burial

Tune Information

• Name: HEAVEN IS MY HOME
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1900
• Meter: 64 64 6664
• Key: G Major