The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6562

6562. 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here

1. ’Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Thy glory fills the night;
Thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.

2. ’Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Thy beauty to behold
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.

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

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

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.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis good, Lord, to be here
• Title: 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here
• Author: Joseph A. Robinson (1888)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Written in Cambridge, England, on the Feast of the Transfiguration (August 6). Alternate tune: CARLISLE, Charles Lockhart, 1791

Tune Information

• Name: POTSDAM
• Composer: Johann S. Bach (1750)
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 12432 15617 65346
• Key: E Major
• Source: Adapted in the Church Psalter, 1854
• Copyright: Public Domain