Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: We have no home but heaven
Topic: The Present and the Future/Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 7s and 6s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1155
Page Number: 691, 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 wills oppress'd;
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 a
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.
We have a home in heaven;-
How cheering is the thought,
How bright the expectations
Which God's own word has taught!
With eager hearts we hasten
The promised bliss to share;
We have no home but heaven;-
O would that we were there!