The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#205

205. Lord Jesus, on the Holy Mount

1 Lord Jesus, on the holy mount
We would abide with Thee,
Still drinking from the blessed fount
Of grace, so rich and free.

2 There prophets praise Thy glorious Name,
And deeds which Thou hast done;
And there the Father's words proclaim
His own beloved Son.

3 The rays of Thy transfigured face
Beam with such golden light
That we would never leave the place,
Nor lose the heavenly sight.

4 But there is work on earth to do,
The suffering souls to heal;
The harvest great, the laborers few
Thy kingdom to reveal.

5 We may not linger on the mount,
Where bright Thy glories shine;
We may not taste the sacred fount
Of blessedness divine.

6 But let some beams of heavenly light
Make bright our earthly way;
Then grant the beatific sight
Of heaven the endless day.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus, on the holy mount
• Title: Lord Jesus, on the Holy Mount
• Author: John Anketell (1889)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Matthew 17:1-8
• Topic: Church Year: Missions; Transfiguration; Inner Missions; Christ: Transfiguration on; Missions: Home; Missions: Inner; Transfiguration of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: SERENITY
• Composer: William Vincent Wallace (1856)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major