1 O land of the purified, home of the blest,
Where earth-weary children find infinite rest,
Where all in the pleasure of heaven may share;
How sweet, O how sweet, it must be to be there.
Chorus:
O mansions so fair,
I long, O I long to be there,
To bask in the smile of our glorious King,
How sweet, O how sweet it must be to be there.
2 O beautiful Eden, O evergreen shore,
Where dear ones now dwell who have passed on before;
O who would not sigh for the blessed release
That gives to the weary their heaven of peace? [Chorus]
3 O land where the tempter can never beguile,
Where nothing can enter that e'er will defile;
With toiling all over, the burdens laid down,
The cross interchanged for a beautiful crown. [Chorus]
4 I long for a sight of Immanuel's face,
Whose smile is the light and the joy of the place;
Come, angels, and bear me to regions above,
Forever to dwell in the home of his love. [Chorus]
Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915
Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York.
Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York.
Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York.
Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >
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