Scripture Verse

In My Father’s house are many mansions…I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2

Introduction

Words: James L. Ni­chol­son, in De­vo­tion­al Me­lo­dies (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: A. S. Jenks, 1859).

Music: Will­iam U. But­cher (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

There’s a beau­ti­ful land on high,
To its glo­ries I fain would fly,
When by sor­row pressed down,
I long for my crown,
In that beau­ti­ful land on high.

Refrain

In that beau­ti­ful land I’ll be
From earth and its cares set free;
My Je­sus is there, He’s gone to pre­pare
A place in that land for me.

There’s a beau­ti­ful land on high,
And my kin­dred its bliss en­joy;
Methinks I now see how they’re wait­ing for me,
In that beau­ti­ful land on high.

Refrain

There’s a beau­ti­ful land on high,
And though here I oft weep and sigh,
My Je­sus hath said that no tears shall be shed
In that beau­ti­ful land on high.

Refrain

There’s a beau­ti­ful land on high,
Where we ne­ver shall say, Good­bye;
When ov­er the river we’re hap­py for ev­er
In that beau­ti­ful land on high.

Refrain