Text:I Am a Stranger Here, within a Foreign Land
Author:E. T. Cassel
Tune:THE KING'S BUSINESS
Composer:Flora H. Cassel

395. I Am a Stranger Here, within a Foreign Land

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:
O be ye reconciled– thus saith my Lord and King–
O 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. [Refrain]

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

Text Information
First Line: I am a stranger here, within in a foreign land
Title: I Am a Stranger Here, within a Foreign Land
Author: E. T. Cassel
Refrain First Line: This is the message that I bring
Meter: 12 12 12 8, with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1934
Topic: Conversion; Eternal Life; Faith (9 more...)
Copyright: Copyright 1930. Renewal. Hope Publishing Co., owner
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: THE KING'S BUSINESS
Composer: Flora H. Cassel
Meter: 12 12 12 8, with Refrain
Key: E Major
Copyright: Copyright 1930. Renewal. Hope Publishing Co., owner
Notes: Now Public Domain



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