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. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:2–3

Introduction

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George C. Hugg (1848–1907)

Words: Jo­na­than D. Vin­ton, in The Pil­grim’s Harp, ed­it­ed by Asa Hull (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Asa Hull, 1869), page 45.

Music: Man­te­ca George C. Hugg, 1876 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Jonathan D. Vinton (1831–1903)

Lyrics

Oh, the glo­ri­ous time is coming,
When the righteous hence will go,
Where the Sav­ior, gently calling,
Crowns immortal will bestow.
There are garments white and shining,
Golden harps and joyous song;
These, in beauty ne­ver declining,
To the happy saints below.

Refrain

Oh, the glo­ri­ous time is coming,
Coming, coming;
Oh, the glo­ri­ous time is coming
When the saints in light,
With Christ shall reign;
Oh yes! yes! yes!
The glo­ri­ous time is coming
When the saints in light
With Christ shall reign.

There the happy, happy spirit
Feels an ev­er­last­ing joy;
Singing angels, hovering near it,
Blest re­demp­tion’s songs employ.
Oh, the world of beauty blazing,
Where the happy spirits go!
Mortal tongue, with all its praising,
Never can those beauties show.

Refrain

Yes, the glo­ri­ous time is coming;
Trumpets soon will sound the day,
When this world shall cease its humming,
And the righteous flee away.
Flee away? yes, up to Je­sus,
Round His throne to stand and sing,
Who from death’s dominion freed us,
Where eter­nal anthems ring.

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