In Exile Here We Wander

Verse 1

In exile here we wander: In heaven is our abode,-- The city of the angels, The city of our God. And here we toil, and strive, and fight, With sin and woe oprest; There God will give the sons of light Eternal joy and rest.

Verse 2

Through many sore temptations, By many sorrows torn, We strive to win the glory; Our many falls we mourn. But faith holds out the vision bright Of our eternal home; And hope assures the realms of light, When we have overcome.

Verse 3

Jesu, our joy and gladness, To Thee for aid we flee: Give tears of true contrition; Our souls from guilt set free: And we shall rise in that great day, In bodies like to Thine, And with Thy saints, in bright array, Shall in Thy glory shine.

Verse 4

There we, as children dwelling, Who here as exiles groan, God's praises shall be telling Before His glorious throne: There in our endless home shall rest, From strife and sorrow free, And join the anthem of the blest, Forever, Lord, to Thee. Amen.