Hymn
I'm But a Stranger Here
I'm but a stranger here,
Heav'n is my home;
Only a sojourner,
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.
What though the tempests rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home.
And time's wild wintry blast
Soon will be over-past;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.
Therefore, I'll murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whate'er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home.
For I shall surely stand
There at my Lord's right hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
I'm But a Stranger Here — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/im-but-a-stranger-here
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Who wrote I'm But a Stranger Here?
The words of I'm But a Stranger Here were written by Thomas Rawson Taylor; the version here was published in 1920.
Is I'm But a Stranger Here public domain?
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What is the metre of I'm But a Stranger Here?
I'm But a Stranger Here is in 64.64.6664.