O Sacred Heart,\nOur home lies deep in thee;\nOn earth thou art an exile’s rest,\nIn heaven the glory of the blest,\nO Sacred Heart.\n2. O Sacred Heart,\nThou fount of contrite tears;\nWhere’er those living waters flow,\nNew life to sinners they bestow,\nO Sacred Heart.\n3. O Sacred Heart,\nBless our dear native land;\nMay Cameroon’s sons in truth e’er stand,\nWith faith’s bright banner still in hand,\nO Sacred Heart.\n4. O Sacred Heart,\nOur trust is all in thee;\nFor though earth’s night be dark and drear,\nThou breathest rest where thou art near\nO Sacred Heart.\n5. O Sacred Heart,\nWhen shades of death shall fall,\nReceive us ‘neath thy gentle care,\nAnd save us from the tempter’s snare,\nO Sacred Heart.\n6. O Sacred Heart,\nLead exiled children home,\nWhere we may ever rest near thee,\nIn peace and joy eternally,\nO Sacred Heart.