Scripture Verse

In My Father’s house are many mansions. John 14:2

Introduction

Words: Al­ice J. Clea­tor, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel and R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1901), num­ber 140.

Music: Fai­sal­abad Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Clea­tor (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

Beyond the hills, be­yond the sea,
Beyond the sun­set’s gold,
Bright man­sions wait for you and me
With glo­ries all un­told!

Refrain

A home of peace and love and light,
When scenes of earth are past!
O may our feet be led aright,
To walk those streets at last!

No trace of sor­row en­ters there,
All tears are wiped away:
There is no sick­ness, pain or care
Within that land of day!

Refrain

With joy­ful eyes we then shall meet
The loved for which we long,
With them we’ll walk the gold­en streets
And sing the glad new song!

Refrain