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I'm But a Stranger Here

The same words as 3 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.

44 words changed · 1 stanza only in SDA Hymnal #445

Hymns and Tunes 1876 #455 · 1876SDA Hymnal #445 · 1985

Verse 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.

Verse 1

I'm but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;

Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is my home;



Verse 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.

Verse 2

What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;

Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home.



Verse 3

There at my Saviour's side,
Heaven is my home; ;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.

Verse 3

There at my Savior's side,
Heaven is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.

Not in this version

Refrain

Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

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