Author: Rev. Thomas R. Taylor Hymnal: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #623 (1894) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Lyrics: 1 I'm but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;
Earth is a desert drear;
Heaven is my home.
Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand,
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
2 What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home.
And time's wild wintry blast
Soon shall be over-past;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.
3 Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whate'er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home.
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord's right hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
Amen. Topics: The Old Year; Parochial Missions; Faith Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm but a stranger here]
I'm but a stranger here