My Father's House

There is a place of sacred rest, Far, far beyond the skies

Author: Robert Turnbull
Published in 79 hymnals

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1. There is a place of sacred rest,
Far, far beyond the skies,
Where beauty smiles eternally,
And pleasure never dies;
My Father's house, my heav'nly home,
Where many mansions stand,
Prepared, by hands divine, for all
Who seek the better land.

2. When tossed upon the waves of life,
With fear on ev'ry side,
When fiercely howls the gath'ring storm
And foams the angry tide,
Beyond the storm, beyond the gloom,
Breaks forth the light of morn,
Bright beaming from my Father's house,
To cheer the soul forlorn.

3. In that pure home of tearless joy
Earth's parted friends shall meet,
With smiles of love that never fade,
And blessedness complete.
There, there adieus are sounds unknown;
Death frowns not on that scene,
But life and glorious beauty shine,
Untroubled and serene.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #900

Author: Robert Turnbull

Turnbull, Robert, D.D., was born at Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, Sept. 10, 1809, and educated at the University of Glasgow. After officiating for a time in England and Scotland as a Baptist minister, in 1833 he removed to America, where lie ministered in several places until 1845, when he became pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hartford. He died at Hartford, Nov. 20, 1877. He published Olympia Morata, 1842, and several other works. His hymn on Heaven,”There is a place of waveless rest," appeared in Cutting's Hymns for the Vestry and Fireside, 1841. In the Baptist Psalmist, 1843, it was altered to "There is a place of sacred rest," the form in which it is known to modern collections. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Ap… Go to person page >

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First Line: There is a place of sacred rest, Far, far beyond the skies
Title: My Father's House
Author: Robert Turnbull
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns #488

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Chapel Melodies #178

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Choice Hymns #269

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Church Harmonies #697

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Golden Songs #167

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #665

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Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #179

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #322

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Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a257

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Hymns #1000

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Joyful Songs #45

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Living Fountain #53

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Methodist Social Hymn Book #276

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Plymouth Collection #a1242

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Revival Melodies, or Songs of Zion. #26

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Social Hymn Book #469

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #280

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Sparkling Rubies #126

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The American School Hymn Book #XCV

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The American School Hymn Book. (New ed.) #XCV

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The Christian Melodist #540

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The Heavenly Choir #39

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The Jubilee Harp #257

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The Public School Hymnal #261

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Waters' Choral Harp #109a

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Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #76

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Christ in Song #900

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #992

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #534

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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #19c

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1242

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #487

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The Psalmist #1171

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The Psalmist #1171

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The Psalmody #1161

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The Social Psalmist #343

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New Melodies of Praise #56

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A Selection of Sacred Songs #112

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A Selection of Sacred Songs. 2nd ed. #112

Choral Harp for Sunday Schools #d145

Christ in Song #d566

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Hymns for Social Meetings #118

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d301

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d1092

Hymns of Progress #d174

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Hymns #1000

Jubilant Voices #d192

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a291

New Starry Crown for the Sabbath School #d61

Pure Diamonds #d95

School Service Book #d38

Schools Lyrics #d210

Social Hymn and Tune Book #d394

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Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #291

Songs for the School Room #d128

Songs of Joy #d114

Songs of Praise #d112

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The Baptist Psalmody #1263

The Camp Meeting Singer #d19

The Carol #d113

The Christian Psalmist #d658

The Church Hymn Book #d977

The Devotional Hymn Book #d471

The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d126

The Millennial Harp #d441

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The New Golden Shower #21

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d241

The Sabbath School Service and Hymn Book #d54

The Sacred Minstrel #d96

The School Psalter #d282

The Star of the East #d179

The Vestry Hymn Book #d460

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The Welcome #124

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The Congregational Hymn Book #1061

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #343

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