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Mansion over the Hilltop
Words & Music:
Ira StamphillI'm satisfied with just a cottage below
A little silver and a little gold
But in that city where the ransomed will shine
I want a gold one that's silver lined
I’ve got a mansion just over the hilltop
In that bright land where we'll never grow old
And some day yonder we will never more wander
But walk on streets that are purest gold
Don't think me poor or deserted or lonely
I'm not discouraged I’m heaven bound
I'm but a pilgrim in search of the city
I want a mansion, a harp and a crown
I’ve got a mansion just over the hilltop
In that bright land where we'll never grow old
And some day yonder we will never more wander
But walk on streets that are purest gold Recorded:
1960/10/30, first released on
His Hand in MineReactions
Beautiful gospel, but the author seems to want too much, and the wrong things for that matter. No love, but gold and a crown. Strange.
One of the prettiest of the gospel songs. Well performed.
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