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Oh, what must it be to be there!

Appears in 4 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Wreath of Gems First Line: We talk of the realms of the bless'd

[We talk of the realms of the blessed]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Kieffer Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Sources: The Pearl (Cleveland, Ohio: S. Brainard & Sons, 1871), number 6 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12333 43233 45554 Used With Text: What Must It Be to Be There!

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What Must It Be to Be There!

Author: J. M. Kieffer Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7287 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: We talk of the realms of the blessed Refrain First Line: Oh, what must it be to be there Lyrics: 1. We talk of the realms of the blessed, That country so bright and so fair, And oft are its glories confessed, But what must it be to be there! Refrain Oh, what must it be to be there, Oh, what must it be to be there; With Jesus our friend, All eternity to spend, Oh, what must it be to be there. 2. We talk of its pathways of gold, Its walls decked with jewels so rare; Its wonders and pleasures untold, But what must it be to be there! [Refrain] 3. We talk of its freedom from sin, From sorrow, temptation and care, From trials without and within; But what must it be to be there! [Refrain] 4. We talk of its peace and its love, The robes which the glorified wear; The songs of the blessèd above, But what must it be to be there! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We talk of the realms of the blessed]

O what must it be to be there

Author: Elizabeth K. Mills Hymnal: The Pearl #d126 (1871) Hymnal Title: The Pearl First Line: We talk of the realms of the blest

Oh, what must it be to be there!

Hymnal: The Wreath of Gems #80 (1879) Hymnal Title: The Wreath of Gems First Line: We talk of the realms of the bless'd

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Elizabeth Mills

1805 - 1829 Person Name: Elizabeth K. Mills Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "The Realms of the Blest" Mills, Elizabeth, née King, daughter of Philip King, was born at Stoke Newington in 1805; married to Thomas Mills, M.P., and died at Finsbury Place, London, April 21, 1829. Her popular hymn:— We speak of the realms of the blest. [Heaven] is thus annotated in Miller's Singers and Songs, &c, 1869, p. 483: "We are much indebted to John Remington Mills, Esq., M.P. for information about this hymn, written by his accomplished relative. The original has 6 st. and was composed after reading ‘Bridges on the 119th Psalm' (on ver. 44, p. 116), ‘We speak of heaven, but oh! to be there.' . . . Already deservedly a favourite, new interest will be added to this hymn when we know that the authoress was early called to ‘the realms of the blest,' of which she sang so sweetly, and that she wrote this hymn a few weeks before her death." The text of this hymn is usually given in an imperfect form. The corrections are supplied by W. F. Stevenson in his Hymns for Church and Home, 1873, "Children's Hymns," No. 151, and the note thereon. Few children's hymns have been received with more favour. It is found in almost every hymn-book published for Children in Great Britain and America during the last fifty years. In some collections it begins, "We sing of the land of the blest"; and in others,"We talk of the land of the blest," --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. M. Kieffer

Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "What Must It Be to Be There!" in The Cyber Hymnal Kieffer’s works include: The Pearl; A Collection of Songs, Hymns, Chants, Anthems and Concert Pieces, for the Sabbath School (Cleveland, Ohio: S. Brainard & Sons, 1871) The Welcome; a Collection of Songs, Hymns, Chants, Anthems and Choruses, for the Sabbath School and Home Circle (Cleveland, Ohio: S. Brainard’s Sons, 1878) Lyrics-- Nearer Home Shining Ones of the Better Land, The What Must It Be to Be There! --www.hymntime.com/tch