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
Words: A. H. Bryant, in Song Crown, edited by Austin Taylor et al. (Austin, Texas: Firm Foundation Publishing, 1912), number 110.
Music: St. Lucie A. H. Bryant (🔊 pdf nwc). Adapted by Richard W. Adams, July 12, 2021 (public domain).
If you know Bryant’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I’ve a home beyond the sea,
Where the shining angels wait;
There’s a place prepared for me,
Just inside the golden gate.
Refrain
Just inside the golden gate,
Over in the blest estate;
O that home so bright and fair,
Just inside the golden gate.
There are mansions bright and fair,
In the blest redeemed one’s state;
Peace and joy beyond compare,
Just inside the golden gate.
Refrain
I shall pass within the gate,
Where the many mansions wait;
I’m an heir to that estate,
Just inside the golden gate.
Refrain