RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#978

978. How Good, Lord, to Be Here

1 How good, Lord, to be here!
Your glory fills the night;
Your face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.

2 How good, Lord, to be here,
Your beauty to behold
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Your messengers of old.

3 Fulfiller of the past
And hope 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 How 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

• First Line: How good, Lord, to be here!
• Title: How Good, Lord, to Be Here
• Author: Joseph A. Robinson, 1858-1933 (alt.)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Scripture:
  Luke 9:32-33
• Topic: Transfiguration of the Lord

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann M. Speiss, 1715-1772
• Adapter: William H. Havergal, 1793-1870
• Meter: SM
• Key: C Major