Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: We have no home but heaven
Topic: Christians/Experience of
Writer: Unknown Unknown
Composer: Alexander Ewing
Meter: 7s and 6s
Tune: Ewing
Hymn Number: 543
Page Number: 191, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWE have no home but heaven;
A pilgrim's garb we wear;
Our path is mark'd by changes,
And strew'd with many a care;
Surrounded with temptation,
By varied ills oppress'd,
Each day's experience warns us
That this is not our rest.
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.