Where Jesus Is, 'Tis Heaven

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Since Christ my soul from sin set free

Author: Charles F. Butler (1890)
Tune: [Since Christ my soul from sin set free]
Published in 116 hymnals

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1 Since Christ my soul from sin set free,
This world has been a heaven to me;
And ’mid earth’s sorrows and its woe,
’Tis heaven my Jesus here to know.

Refrain:
O hallelujah! yes, ’tis heaven,
’Tis heaven to know my sin's forgiven;
On land or sea, what matters where?
Where Jesus is, ’tis heaven there.

2 Once heaven seemed a far-off place,
Till Jesus showed His smiling face;
Now it’s begun within my soul,
’Twill last while endless ages roll. [Refrain]

3 What matters where on earth we dwell?
On mountain top, or in the dell,
In cottage, or a mansion fair,
Where Jesus is, ’tis heaven there. [Refrain]

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #359

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Author: Charles F. Butler

Butler, Charles F. (fl. 1898). Known only from his "Since Christ Jesus my soul from sin set free" (Refrain: "O Hallelujah, yes, 'tis heaven"). This was copyrighted by James M. Black in his The Chorus of Praise (New York: Eton & Main, 1898). It appeared in about 100 hymnals, 1898-1978, mostly non-denominational gospel-song collections. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line:	Since Christ my soul from sin set free
Title:	Where Jesus Is, 'Tis Heaven
Author:	Charles F. Butler (1890)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O hallelujah, yes, 'tis heaven
Copyright:	Public Domain