The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13703

13703. My Home

1 Far from my native land,
In solitude I roam;
Nor do I find a resting place
That I can call my own.

2 Out on life’s troubled sea,
Dark waters round me roll;
Increasing fears that sometimes rise,
Bring sorrow to my soul.

3 Is there no other land?
No other scenes of joy?
No rock on which my feet shall stand
And find more sure employ?

4 Yes, there’s another land,
Where sorrows are unknown;
And on its shores I soon shall stand,
And Heav’n shall be my home.

5 Cease, cease, my troubled soul;
This storm will soon be past
And, when my weary toils are o’er,
I’ll wear a crown at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Far from my native land
• Title: My Home
• Author: James Korris
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Precious Gems No. 1 (New York/Chicago: W. A. Pond/Chicago Music, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternative tune: THANE by Philip H. Woolsey

Tune Information

• Name: AYLESBURY
• Composer: John Chetham (1718)
• Meter: SM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain