The Minstrel of Zion ‎#98

98. The heavenly mansion

1 The heavenly home is bright and fair,
Nor death nor sighing visits there;
Its glittering towers the sun outshine--
That heavenly mansion shall be mine,
That heavenly mansion, heavenly mansion,
That heavenly mansion shall be mine.

2 My Father's house is built on high,
Above the arched and starry sky;
When from this earthly prison free
That heavenly mansion mine shall be.

3 While here, a stranger far from home,
Affliction's waves may round me foam;
Although like Laz'rus, sick and poor,
My heavenly mansion is secure.

4 I envy not the rich and great,
Their pomp of wealth and pride of state;
My Father is a richer King--
That heavenly mansion still I sing.

5 Let others seek a home below,
Which flames devour, or waves o'erflow;
Be mine the happier lot to own
A heavenly mansion near the throne.

6 Then, fail this earth, let stars decline,
And sun and moon refuse to shine;
All nature sink, and cease to be,
That heavenly mansion stands for me.

Text Information

• First Line: The heavenly home is bright and fair
• Title: The heavenly mansion
• Publication Date: 1845

Tune Information

• Name: THE HEAVENLY MANSION
• Meter: L. M.
• Incipit: 51113 12223 45432
• Key: A Major