1 On the holy hill of Zion,
God’s eternal mansions stand,
Thither faithful pilgrims journey
From the shores of ev’ry land.
Chorus:
Home of beauty! heav’nly dwelling!
Praise shall be thy blest employ;
Of those glorious heav’nly mansions,
Jesus is the light and joy.
2 They are seeking life immortal,
And they walk the narrow way;
Thro’ the pearly gates they’ll enter,
By the light of endless day. [Chorus]
3 Some are fainting from the roughness
Of the paths their feet have trod;
There is rest, O weary pilgrim!
In the mansions of our God! [Chorus]
4 Others walk with faith unfailing,
Heeding not the thorny road;
Pressing onward, patient ever,
Till they reach their blest abode. [Chorus]
Source: Gospel Praise Book.: a collection of choice gems of sacred song suitable for church service, gospel praise meetings, and family devotions. (Complete ed.) #144
Fannie Estelle Davison
Born: 1851, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Died: March 10, 1887, Chicago, Illinois.
Buried: Carthage, Missouri.
Fannie’s father was killed when she was 10 years old; after her mother’s remarriage to hotelier Henry Warner, the family moved to Carthage, Missouri. Fannie married court reporter Asa Lee Davison and they moved to Chicago, Illinois, then Madison, Wisconsin. Several of her songs appeared in publications from the Fillmore Brothers of Cincinnati, Ohio, including Songs of Gratitude (1877), Joy and Gladness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882).
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