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Hymns and Tunes 1886 485

I'm but a stranger here

Words: Thomas R. TaylorTune: OAK6s & 4s

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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.
There'll be the good and blest,
Those I love most and best,
There, too, I soon shall rest,
Heaven is my home.

Tune
OAK
Also sung to
Remember Me (SDA Hymnal #445)
Meter
6s & 4s

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
6.5.6.5.6.7.7.5 · the hymnal prints 6s & 4s
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCBDDDB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

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
There'll be the good and blest,/˘˘˘/˘/7C
Those I love most and best,˘˘//˘/6C
There, too, I soon shall rest,//˘/˘/6C
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.