The Church Hymnal ‎#333a

333a. Far from my heavenly home

1 Far from my heavenly home,
Far from my Father's breast,
Fainting I cry, blest Spirit, come,
And speed me to my rest.

2 My spirit homeward turns,
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns,
When I remember thee.

3 To thee, to thee I press,
A dark and toilsome road:
When shall I pass the wilderness,
And reach the saints' abode?

4 God of my life, be near;:
On Thee my hopes I cast:
O guide me through the desert here,
And bring me home at last!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Far from my heavenly home
• Author: H. F. Lyte
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: General; Guidance

Tune Information

• Name: LYTE
• Composer: J. Wilkes
• Meter: S. M.