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'Tis Good, Beyond All Other Good

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1 ’Tis good, be­yond all oth­er good,
To dai­ly live in pray­er,
To rear an al­tar to our God,
And meet re­joic­ing there.

2 No nob­ler, no more cheer­ing sight
In this dark world we see
Than when a house­hold all unite
In fer­vent pi­ety.

3 The Chris­tian’s heart is Je­sus’ throne,
His home is Je­sus’, too,
He is not left an hour alone,
But still in Je­sus’ view.

4 Sweet home where fel­low­ship divine
The soul with grace sup­plies,
Such home, O God, be ev­er mine,
And mine such hal­lowed joys.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16262

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Author: James Holme

Holme, James, B.A., son of T. Holme, Orton, Westmorland, was born in 1801, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge (B.A. 1825). Ordained in 1825, he held successively the Incumbency of Low Harrowgate, the Vicarage of Kirkleatham, and the charge of Bolton, near Bradford. He died in 1882. He published Leisure Musings and Devotions, &c, 1835; Mount Grace Abbey, a poem, 1843, and with his brother, the Rev. T. Holme (q.v.), Hymns & Sacred Poetry, Christian Book Society, 1861. From this last work, "All things are ours, how abundant the treasure" (Praise in Sickness), in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, 1872, is taken. "God my Father, hear me pray" (Lent), in the Anglican Hymn Book, 1868, is attributed to him, and dated 1861. It is, however, from… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: ’Tis good, be­yond all oth­er good
Title: 'Tis Good, Beyond All Other Good
Author: James Holme
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (London and Edinburgh: J. Brydone and Songs; Richmons: John Bell, 1861)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

MAITLAND (Allen)

PRECIOUS LORD, the tune Thomas Dorsey used for his most beloved hymn, "Precious Lord, take my hand", is an adaptation of MAITLAND. Sometimes Dorsey is shown as the composer, sometimes as the arranger or adapter the tune. MAITLAND is often attributed to Allen, but the earliest known sources (H.W. Bee…

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