Scripture Verse

Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. Deuteronomy 34:1–3

Introduction

Words: D. Y. Ste­phens, in The Gos­pel in Song, by Mil­ton S. Rees et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Fair­bu­ry Pub­lish­ing, 1908), num­ber 72.

Music: Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I have come thro’ sor­row’s val­ley,
And thro’ sin’s dark­est night;
I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home;
And my soul is full of glo­ry,
For I’m liv­ing in the light,
I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home.

Refrain

I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home;
And I catch a glimpse of mi­na­ret and dome;
Hearing sweet ce­les­ti­al strains,
Where my Lord in glo­ry reigns,
I am standing on the hill­top look­ing home.

My dear Sav­ior has gone ov­er
To pre­pare me a place;
I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home;
In the glo­ry of His pre­sence,
With my loved ones saved by grace,
I am standing on the hill­top look­ing home.

Refrain

I will lift mine eyes in glad­ness,
To be­hold Hea­ven’s land;
I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home;
And my faith be­comes tri­um­phant,
For the vi­sion is so grand;
I am standing on the hill­top look­ing home.

Refrain

O my bro­ther from the wil­der­ness,
Look up and be­hold;
I am stand­ing on the hill­top look­ing home;
Now a man­sion bright, a great white throne,
And streets of shin­ing gold,
I am stand­ing on the hill­top looking home.

Refrain