Adventist Pioneer Library

Christ — Mediation and Atonement

There is a house in heaven built

  • No. 345
  • Words R. F. Cottrell.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

There is a house in heaven built,The temple of the living God,The tabernacle true, where guiltIs washed away by precious blood.

2

Long since, our High Priest entered there,Who knows the frailties of our frame,Who loves to hear his people's prayer,And offer to our God the same.

3

The daily ministry he bore,Till ended the prophetic days;He opened then the inner door,To justify the sacred place.

4

Before the ark of ten commands,On which the mercy-seat is placed,Presenting his own blood, he stands,Till Israel's sins are all erased.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «345» (large) with the reference line «58, 347, 23.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 58, 347 or 23); the hymn opens the right column of p. 114 and ends there with «R. F. Cottrell.» in italics (the last letters of «Cottrell.» are worn/broken in this exemplar). The first word «THERE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («days ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («people's», «Israel's»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («High Priest», «mercy-seat»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, like the three tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Mediation and Atonement · No. 345 · printed page 114
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01