my reverie | by Aiane Karla

Song Cover // Mansion Over the Hilltop (Multitrack)

I’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 will never grow old

And someday 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 am heaven bound

I’m but a pilgrim in search of a 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 will never grow old

And someday yonder we will never more wander

But walk on streets that are purest gold

I’ve got a mansion just over the hilltop

in that bright land where we will never grow old

And someday yonder we will never more wander

But walk on streets that are purest gold (3x)

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Song details:

• Childhood years. I grew up singing this song during morning worship at school back home in the Philippines. My friends and I also sang it for various gatherings.
• The arrangement. If you’re familiar with this song, you’ll remember how much slower the original version is. I first got the idea to do a ukulele arrangement of this song more than a couple months ago. I’m always itching to hear how (normally slow) songs sound when they’re sung/played with a more cheerful tune. I practiced the ukulele chords several times in the car (I usually travel with my ukulele) and finally decided on an arrangement I liked. …but it all had to wait (and stay in my head) for a while due to the tremendously stressful past few weeks. Sunday was a slow-paced day, so I finally decided to finish the preview track I had started weeks ago.
• Message. When our days on earth are dark and dreary, we need only to think of the bright and sunny days that await us in heaven, and that beautiful mansion made especially for you and me! Smile! :)

Originally posted on April 24, 2012.