This World Is Not My Home
Blue Highway Lyrics


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This world is not my home, I'm just passing through.
My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

Chorus
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
If Heaven's not my home, then Lord what will I do?
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
They're all expecting me and that's one thing I know.
My Savior pardoned me and now I onward go.
I know He'll take me through, though I am weak and poor.



Chorus
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
If Heaven's not my home, then Lord what will I do?
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
Just up in Glory Land we'll live eternally.
The Saints on every hand are shouting victory.
Their song of sweetest praise drifts back from Heaven's shore
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.


Chorus
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
If Heaven's not my home, then Lord what will I do?




The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

Overall Meaning

The song "This World Is Not My Home" by Blue Highway expresses the sentiment of a person who feels like an outsider in this world and is longing for a place beyond this world where he can find eternal peace and happiness. He states that this world is not his home, and he is only passing through. He has laid his treasures in heaven and is looking forward to the angels who are beckoning him from heaven's open door. He can't feel at home in this world anymore, and his heart is set on going to the other world where he will find true comfort and joy.


The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea of the person's dependency on God. He acknowledges that he has no friend like God, and if heaven is not his home, then what will he do? He knows that his savior has pardoned him, and he is now walking in the direction where he can find God's love and support. Even though he is weak and poor, he has faith that God will take him through.


The third verse of the song paints a picture of the place beyond this world, where the person is heading. The place is known as Glory Land, where the saints are shouting victory, and their sweetest praise drifts back from heaven's shore. The person feels a sense of belonging when he imagines himself in that place, and the song ends with him reiterating that he can't feel at home in this world anymore.


Line by Line Meaning

This world is not my home, I'm just passing through.
I am not meant to belong to this material world forever, it is just a temporary phase in my existence.


My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.
My real rewards await me in a realm beyond this mortal existence.


The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
Divine beings of higher realms are calling me to join them in my afterlife.


And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
I feel a sense of detachment from this world and a longing for the next.


O Lord you know I have no friend like you
Oh Lord, you are the best companion I have and the only one who understands me fully.


If Heaven's not my home, then Lord what will I do?
If I am not allowed into the spiritual realm after death, I do not know what my future holds.


They're all expecting me and that's one thing I know.
I am sure that I am eagerly awaited by my loved ones who have already passed on into the afterlife.


My Savior pardoned me and now I onward go.
I have been forgiven of my sins by my Lord, and I am moving forward towards my spiritual liberation.


I know He'll take me through, though I am weak and poor.
Even though I am not perfect, I have faith that my Lord will guide me through this journey.


Just up in Glory Land we'll live eternally.
In the spiritual paradise, we shall enjoy an everlasting existence.


The Saints on every hand are shouting victory.
The spiritual beings who have already achieved salvation are rejoicing at the triumph of goodness over evil.


Their song of sweetest praise drifts back from Heaven's shore
Their melodic chants of praise and adulation for the divine are audible from the spiritual realm.


And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
I feel disconnected from this physical world and can only feel at home in the spiritual realm.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMMY H. MARTIN, PAUL M. WILLIAMS

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