Those are good verses, I have never heard Bascom's version. Two favorite verses, too, from other songs: the first was used by the great Carter Family in "Sea of Galilee", and the other in any number of hymns.

One minor change I make to the first verse when I sing it alone is to sing "Cast a wistful eye" rather than "Cast a wishful eye". I first learned this hymn with the minor key melody from hearing Curtis Bouterse sing in on the radio in 1980.

Andy Alexis