Advent Hymnals
842. A STRANGER HERE
Christ in Song,
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,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home.
Time's cold and wintry blast
Soon will be overpast;
I shall reach home at last;
Heaven is my home.
3.
There at my Saviour's side,
Heaven is my home,
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
There'll be the good and blest,
Those I love most and best;
There, too, I soon shall rest;
Heaven is my home.
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Title |
A Stranger Here |
Key |
G Major |
Titles |
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First Line |
I'm but a stranger here |
Author |
Thos. R. Taylor |
Year |
1908 |
Composer |
Lowell Mason |
Hymnal |
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Tune |
OAK |
Metrical pattern |
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Chorus |
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Chorus Type |
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Subjects |
Christ: Pilgrimage; Living His Life: Pilgrimage |
Texts |
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Print Texts |
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Scripture Song |
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