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: Mary Batch­el­der, 1891. Ap­peared in The Voice of Tri­umph, 19th edi­tion, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney et al. (Cleve­land, Ohio: J. H. Lamb, 1903), num­ber 137.

Music: D. C. Wright (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

When we reach those bright man­sions in glo­ry,
And the King in His beau­ty we see;
When we drink of the life giv­ing foun­tain,
What a joy, what a rap­ture ’twill be.

Refrain

Multitudes that no man can num­ber,
They meet on that beau­ti­ful shore;
They are sing­ing their prais­es to Je­sus,
Who is wor­thy of praise ev­er­more

When we pass thro’ the swell­ings of Jor­dan,
We shall sing the new song of the blest;
With the blood bought, the pure, and the ho­ly,
We shall dwell in that ci­ty of rest.

Refrain

Yes, we’ll sing the new song of re­demp­tion,
With our gar­ments all spot­less and white;
Then we’ll crown Him our bless­èd Re­deem­er,
And as­cend to the man­sions of light.

Refrain