Hymns and Tunes 1876 455
Hymn 455
1I'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.
2What 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.
3There at my Saviour's side,
Heaven is my home ;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
- Also sung to
- Remember Me (SDA Hymnal #445); Oak (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #485)
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.5.6.5.6.7.7.5
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 50% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDDDB
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Verse 1
I'M but a stranger here,/˘˘/˘/6A
Heaven is my home ;/˘˘˘/5B
Earth is a desert drear,/˘˘/˘?6C
Heaven is my home ;/˘˘˘/5B
Danger and sorrow stand/˘˘/˘/6D
Round me on every hand ;/˘˘/˘˘/7D
Heaven is my fatherland,/˘˘˘/˘/7D
Heaven is my home./˘˘˘/5B
Verse 2
What though the tempest rage,˘/˘/˘/6A
Heaven is my home ;/˘˘˘/5B
Short is my pilgrimage,/˘˘/˘˘6C
Heaven is my home ;/˘˘˘/5B
Time's cold and wintry blast//˘/˘/6D
Soon will be overpast ;/˘˘???6E
I shall reach home at last,˘˘//˘/6D
Heaven is my home./˘˘˘/5B
Verse 3
There at my Saviour's side,/˘˘/˘˘/7A
Heaven is my home ;/˘˘˘/5B
I shall be glorified,˘˘˘/˘/6A
Heaven is my home./˘˘˘/5B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.