Scripture Verse

In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: J. D. Ell­er, in Truth and Hope (Hud­son, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1919), num­ber 162 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ell­er’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

On the cross of Cal­va­ry,
My Re­deem­er died for me,
And for all His fol­low­ers He pre­pares a place;
Since I clasped His lov­ing hand,
Out in sin’s great de­sert land,
I am on the way to Hea­ven, praise His grace!

Refrain

O the pre­cious love of Je­sus,
It is burn­ing in my soul;
I am on the way to glo­ry,
Where I shall Him e’er extol!

I was lost in sin and night,
With no hope of peace and light,
Wandering far­ther from my Sav­ior day by day;
But thro’ par­don­ing grace and love,
To the hap­py home above,
With a song of glad­ness, I am on the way.

Refrain

Fully yield­ing Christ my heart,
Bidding doubts and fears de­part,
Trusting Him that I in sin no more shall stray;
To the home of joy un­told,
Where I shall His face be­hold,
Praising Him for vic­to­ry, I am on the way.

Refrain