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(6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4)
Published in “The Hymnary”, Novello, 1872. This tune is also known as "St. Edmund" or “Cœlestis”.
| 1 | I’m but a stranger here, | 2 | What though the tempest rage, | |||
| Heaven is my home; | Heaven is my home; | |||||
| Earth’s joys will disappear, | Short is my pilgrimage, | |||||
| Heaven is my home. | Heaven is my home. | |||||
| Danger and sorrow stand Round me on every hand; Heaven is my fatherland, |
And times wild wintry blast Soon will be overpast; I shall reach home at last: |
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| Heaven is my home. | Heaven is my home. | |||||
| 3 | There at my Saviour’s side, | 4 | Therefore I murmur not, | |||
| Heaven is my home; | Heaven is my home; | |||||
| I shall be glorified, | Whate’er my earthly lot, | |||||
| Heaven is my home. | Heaven is my home. | |||||
| There are the good and blest, Those I love most and best; And there I too shall rest, |
And I shall surely stand There at my Lord’s right hand: Heaven is my fatherland, |
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| Heaven is my home. | Heaven is my home. Amen. | |||||
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