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: ; ; ;
Topic: Death and Burial
Tune Information
Name: HEAVEN IS MY HOME
Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1900
Meter: 64 64 6664
Key: G Major



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