I'm But A Stranger Here

Text by Thomas Rawson Taylor

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About this hymn

Date: 1836
Tune: St
Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Key: G
Meter: 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 4

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Assurance, Brevity of Life, Church in Heaven (Church Victorious/Church Triumphant), Comfort, Eternal Life, Fellowship.

Heb 11:16 · 2Cor 5:1-10 · Jn 14:1-7 · Phil 3:20 · Eph 2:19

Musical background

St is presented in the source key of G, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Thomas Rawson Taylor, 1836. Music: 'St. Edmund (Sullivan)' Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1872. Setting: "Church Praise, with Tunes", 1885. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2011 Revision.