I'm but a Stranger Here

1I'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 every hand;
Heav'n is my Fatherland,
Heav'n is my home.

2What though the tempest rage,
Heav'n is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heav'n is my home.
Time's cold and wintry blast Soon will be over past;
I shall reach home at last;
Heav'n is my home.

3There at my Saviour's side,
Heav'n is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heav'n is my home.
There'll be the good and blest,
Those I love most and best,
There, too,
I soon shall rest;
Heav'n is my home.