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I’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.
What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home;
Time’s cold and wild wintry
blast soon shall be over past;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.
There at my Saviour’s side
Heaven is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
There are the good and blest,
those I loved most and best;
There, too, I soon shall rest,
Heaven is my home.
Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whate’er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home;
And I shall surely stand
there at my Lord’s right hand.
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.
---Alternative verses---
What 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.
There at my Saviour’s side
Heaven is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
There are the good and blest,
those I loved most and best;
There I too, soon shall rest,
Heaven is my home.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
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Dates:
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1836
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Bible Refs:
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Heb 4:9;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1981 | # 80 | | 1919 | # 663 | | 1920 | # 325 | | 1996 | # 474 | | 1908 | # 490 | | 1866 | # 1224 | | 1961 | # 605 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BETHANY (EXCELSIOR)
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Meter:
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6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1856
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 393 | F | | # 322 | G | | # 581 | G | | # 80 | G | | # 473 | G | | # 244 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4 | | 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4 |
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