NCH 281
"Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Hymn Text
Verse 1
"Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Thy glory fills the night;
thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.
Thy glory fills the night;
thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.
Verse 2
"Tis good, Lord, to be here,
thy beauty to behold,
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.
thy beauty to behold,
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.
Verse 3
Before we taste of death,
We see thy kingdom come,
We fain would hold the vision bright
And make this hill our home.
We see thy kingdom come,
We fain would hold the vision bright
And make this hill our home.
Verse 4
Fulfiller of the past!
Promise of things to be,
We hail thy body glorified
And our redemption See.
Promise of things to be,
We hail thy body glorified
And our redemption See.
Verse 5
Tis good, Lord, to be here.
Yet we may not remain;
But since thou bidst us leave the mount,
Come with us to the plain.
Yet we may not remain;
But since thou bidst us leave the mount,
Come with us to the plain.
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