Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#49

49. 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!

1 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Thy glory fills the night;
Thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.

2 'Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Thy beauty to behold
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.

3 Fulfiller of the past!
Promise of things to be!
We hail Thy Body glorified,
And our redemption see.

4 Before we taste of death,
We see Thy kingdom come;
We fain would hold the vision bright,
And make this hill our home.

5 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Yet we may not remain;
But since Thou bidst us leave the mount
Come with us to the plain.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
• Author: Joseph Armitage Robinson (cir. 1890)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church: Epiphany; The Transfiguration

Tune Information

• Name: DEDICATION
• Composer (melody): Edmund Gilding (1762)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Adapted from a melody by Edmund Gilding, 1762