Text: | 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here |
Alterer: | Esmé D. E. Bird |
Author: | Joseph A. Robinson, 1858-1933 |
Tune: | SWABIA |
Adapter: | William H. Havergal, 1793-1870 |
Composer: | Johann M. Speiss, 1716-1772 |
1 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Your glory fills the night;
Your face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.
2 'Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Your beauty to behold,
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Your messengers of old.
3 Fulfiller of the past!
Promise of things to be!
We hail your body glorified,
And our redemption see.
4 Before we taste of death,
We see your kingdom come;
We long to hold the vision bright,
And make this hill our home.
5 'Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Yet we may not remain;
But since you bid us leave the mount,
Come with us to the plain.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis good, Lord, to be here! |
Title: | 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here |
Author: | Joseph A. Robinson, 1858-1933 (alt.) |
Alterer: | Esmé D. E. Bird |
Meter: | SM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2012 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | The Liturgical Year: The Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SWABIA |
Composer: | Johann M. Speiss, 1716-1772 |
Adapter: | William H. Havergal, 1793-1870 |
Meter: | SM |
Key: | C Major |