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 wintry blast Soon will be over past; I shall reach home at last, Heaven is my home. There at my Savior's side Heaven is my home; I shall be glorified, Heaven is my home. There' ll be the good and blest, those I loved most and best; There, too, I soon shall rest, Heaven is my home.