"I'm But a Stranger Here" by T. R. Taylor, 1807-1835 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. I'm but a stranger here, Heav'n is my home; Earth is a desert dread, Heav'n is my home. Danger and sorrow stand Round me on every hand; Heav'n is my fatherland, Heav'n is my home. 2. What though the tempest rage, Heav'n is my home; Short is my pilgrimage, Heav'n is my home; And time's wild wintry blast Soon shall be overpast; I shall reach home at last, Heav'n is my home. 3. There at my Savior's side Heav'n is my home; I shall be glorified, Heav'n is my home; There are the good and blest, Those I love most and best; And there I, too, shall rest, Heav'n is my home. 4. Therefore I murmur not, Heav'n is my home; Whate'er my earthly lot, Heav'n is my home; And I shall surely stand There at my Lord's right hand. Heav'n is my fatherland, Heav'n is my home. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #660 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Hebrews 4:9 Author: Thomas R. Taylor, 1836, alt. Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1872 Tune: "Heaven Is My Home" ______________________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Marilyn F. Gardner and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________________