Thou mansion bright, thou home of light

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Thou mansion bright, thou home of light

Author: William P. Breed
Tune: [Thou mansion bright, thou home of light]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Thou mansion bright, thou home of light,
And ever blest employ,
When struggling faith is turn'd to sight,
And sorrow turn'd to joy!

Chorus:
There Jesus sits enthroned,
And saints and angels round,
Ring out the joyous psalm
Of Moses and the Lamb.

2 Thou mansion bright, thou home of light,
What gloom around us lay,
Till gleams of thee stole on our sight,
And changed our night to day! [Chorus]

3 Thou mansion bright, thou home of light,
By Jesus' hand prepared,
How can I lose thee from my sight,
By worldly magic snared? [Chorus]

4 Thou mansion bright, thou home of light,
I long, I long for thee;
I long to treat the margin bright
Along the emerald sea. [Chorus]

Source: The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #175

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Author: William P. Breed

Born: August 13, 16 or 23, 1816, Greenbush, New York. Died: April 14, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Breed served as first pastor of the West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1856 until his death. His works include: Presbyterians and the Revolution, 1876 Presbyterianism Three Hundred Years Ago --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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