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Text:Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Author:Joseph Armitage Robinson, 1858-1933
Tune:CARLISLE
Composer:Charles Lockhart, 1745-1815

788. 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.

Text Information
First Line: Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Author: Joseph Armitage Robinson, 1858-1933
Meter: S.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: The Transfiguration
Notes: A higher setting of CARLISLE is found at 388
Tune Information
Name: CARLISLE
Composer: Charles Lockhart, 1745-1815
Meter: S.M.
Key: E♭ Major



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