Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: We have no home but heaven
Topic: The New Life/Aspirations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 7s and 6s double
Tune: Webb
Hymn Number: 612
Page Number: 223, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWe have no home but heaven;
A pilgrim's garb we wear;
Our path is marked by changes,
And strewed with many a care;
Surrounded with temptation;
By varied ills oppressed;
Each day's experience warns us
That this is not our rest.
We have no home but heaven;
Then, wherefore seek one here?
Why murmur at privation,
Or grieve when trouble's near?
It is but for a season
That we as strangers roam,
And strangers must not look for
The comforts of a home.
We have no home but heaven;
We want no home beside;
O God, our Friend and Father,
Our footsteps thither guide!
Unfold to us its glory,
Prepare us for its joy,
Its pure and perfect friendship,
Its angel-like employ.