Today’s song is a modern one from Kenwood Music, the music ministry of Kenwood Baptist Church in  Louisville, Kentucky. Regarding their music ministry they explain “the primary instrument at Kenwood is the voice of the congregation, so the purpose of the Kenwood music ministry is to accompany God’s people in the singing of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to the Lord and to one another, in hopes that the word of Christ will dwell in us richly (Col 3:16). Our corpus of songs at Kenwood comprises hymns that have been sung by Christians for centuries, psalm settings, and trustworthy songs that have been written recently — including some of our own. Our aim in all of them is to use a breadth of musical expression to give praise to our triune God.” I love it when churches write their own songs – I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one!

Verse 1
Here I sojourn as a stranger
In a land that’s not my own,
To that fair and better country,
To my rest and final home.
Through the valley,
Toward the promise,
Let Your word alight my way;
When I wander guard my steps, Lord,
Never let me go astray.

Refrain
Oh Christ my guide stands at my side,
Praise the Lord, He’s won the night!
Our blessed hope will keep His own to the end,
So we wait for Him alone.

Verse 2
Here I sojourn, here in exile
Through a world of pleasures vain,
Never far from sin and sorrow;
Deepest joys yet marred with pain.
In the fire You will not leave me,
Ev’ry need Your grace will fill.
He who bore my cross is with me
And He bears my burden still.

Refrain

Verse 3
Here I sojourn ‘neath Your shelter,
All my days are in Your hand,
Till I come to see the river,
And to gaze the promised land.
Christ my shepherd – mine forever,
He will bring me safely home;
there my eyes will see the Saviour
O take heart He’s overcome.

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