’Tis true, this earth is passing fair,

O’er which I sadly roam;

But yet it hath no charms for me,

For heavén is my home.

2 A pilgrim long I’ve wandered here;

But, with a steadfast eye,

I see a rest reserved for me,

At God’s right hand on high,

Then all the joys of earth in vain

Shall tempt my feet to roam,