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Tis Good, Lord, To Be Here

Words and music by Joseph Armitage Robinson · 1888

Key of E · 100 BPM · 2/4 · Funeral,Church,Hope · Mk 9:2-13

Verse 1

'Tis good, Lord, to be here, 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.

Verse 3

Fulfiller of the past, Promise of things to be,
We hail Thy body glorified And our redemption see.

Verse 4

Before we taste of death, We see Thy Kingdom come;
We fain would hold the vision bright And make this hill our home.

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.

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