#198 - An Empty Mansion
Key | Value |
Title | An Empty Mansion |
Number | 198 |
Key Signature | Eb |
Starting Pitch | DO |
Starting Beat | 6 |
Time Signature | 6/4 |
Hymnal | Hymns For Worship (Revised) |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Here I labor and toil as I look for a home Just a humble abode among men, While in heaven a mansion is waiting for me And a gentle voice pleading "Come in."
Verse 2
Ever thankful am I that my Savior and Lord Promised unto the weary sweet rest; Nothing more could I ask than a mansion above, There to live with the saved and the blest.
Verse 3
When my labor and toiling have ended below And my hands shall lie forlded in rest, I'll exchange this old home for a mansion up there And invite the archangel as guest.
Chorus
There's a mansion now empty, just waiting for me, At the end of life's troublesome way, And I know the the savior will welcome me there Near the door of that mansion some day.
Stakeholders
- Karnes, Beuna Ora (Mrs. Jess O'Brian Karnes) (Lyricist)
- Luttrell, Clarence A. (Composer)
- M. Lynwood Smith Publishing (Copyright Manager)
- Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. (Copyright Holder)
Topics
Scriptures
Links
- N/A ("For Personal Use Only/Chorus melody ""-ting for me"" is sung wrong. It often is.")
- Harding University Choir (No slides)