Scripture Verse

Introduction

Introduction

The fol­low­ing in­ci­dent, ab­bre­vi­ate­d, which is oft­en told by an ev­an­gel­ist, sug­gest­ed the hymn.

An aged la­dy, once liv­ing in the up­per sto­ry of an old build­ing, was vis­it­ed one day by a la­dy mis­sion­ary, hav­ing in her com­pa­ny a well dressed wo­man. As they were as­cend­ing the first flight of stairs, the weal­thy per­son re­marked, Oh, my! how dark and drea­ry it is here!

Never mind, an­swered the oth­er. ’Tis bet­ter high­er up. When they had reached and en­tered the top room, she again re­marked to the sick saint (whose life was eb­bing away), How can you live up here, and be con­tent­ed in this dark, drea­ry, lone­some place? The dy­ing saint, point­ing hea­ven­ward, with a smile, said, ’Tis bet­ter high­er up.

Crowning Glo­ry No. 2 (Chicago, Il­li­nois: P. Bil­horn), num­ber 207