Scripture Verse

That where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3

Introduction

Words: L. W. Mans­field, in The Gos­pel Choir, ed­it­ed by R. Stew­art (Pais­ley, Scot­land: J. & R. Par­lane, 1896), num­ber 582.

Music: George C. Steb­bins (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
George Stebbins
(1846–1945)

Lyrics

Beyond the light of set­ting suns,
Beyond the cloud­ed sky,
Beyond where star­light fades in night,
I have a home on high.

Refrain

A man­sion there, not made with hands,
A place pre­pared for me;
And while God lives, and an­gels sing,
That home my home shall be.

Beyond all pain, be­yond all care,
Beyond life’s mys­te­ry,
Beyond the range of time and change,
My home’s re­served for me.

Refrain

Swift fly­ing worlds, their nights that roll
Far out on seas of light,
Will bring no dark­ness to my soul;
My home’s be­yond the night.

Refrain

My sins and sor­rows, strifes and fears,
I bid them all fare­well,
High up amid th’eter­nal years,
With Christ, my Lord, to dwell.

Refrain