Unworthy lyrics ira stanphill windows#

I've got a mansion just over the hilltop, Here is the first verse and chorus of that song.īut in that city where the ransomed will shine, Don't know when it will be done, but I won't have to live in this house forever.' The young girl replied, 'Why, haven't you heard? My daddy just inherited a fortune and he's building us a mansion just over that hill over there. During the conversation, he mentioned how sorry he was that the young lady had to live in such poor surroundings. The traveler felt an urge to stop and talk. Out front, playing in the yard, was a young girl about 8 or 9, who was poorly dressed. He wondered how the house was still standing. Parts of the roof and shingles were missing.

Unworthy lyrics ira stanphill windows#

Most of the windows had oil paper to replace the broken glass. It was badly in need of paint and repairs of every kind. Here, one particular house caught his attention. Here is his story.Ī man of considerable means, facing imminent bankruptcy, took a driving trip through a rural part of the country. His inspiration for this story came from a preacher in Dallas, TX, by the name of Gene Martin. I did some digging, and found this excerpt from a blog by Mike Baker ( 'A great song we sing is 'Mansion Over The Hilltop,' by Ira Stamphill. You Can Have a Song in Your Heart (Â© 1946) He Knows What He's Doin' All The Time (Â©) He was inÂductÂed inÂto the GosÂpel MuÂsic Hall of Fame in 1981, and pubÂlished his auÂtoÂbiÂoÂgraphy, This Side of HeavÂen, in 1983.īind Our Hearts with One Great Purpose (Â© 1972) As a singÂing evanÂgelÂist, he preached all over AmerÂiÂca and in over 40 other countÂries. from Hyles-AnÂderÂson CollÂege in InÂdiÂaÂna. He gradÂuÂatÂed from the JunÂior CollÂege in ChilÂliÂcoÂthe, MisÂsouÂri, and was latÂer awardÂed an honÂoÂrary Ph.D. By the time he reached 17, he was comÂposÂing and singÂing, parÂtiÂciÂpatÂing in reÂvivÂal cruÂsadÂes, prayÂer meetÂings, and tent camÂpaigns. A giftÂed muÂsiÂcian, he was alÂreaÂdy playÂing piÂaÂno, orÂgan, ukuÂleÂle and acÂcorÂdiÂon by age 10. Stanphill was an AsÂsemÂblies of God pasÂtor, singÂer, and GosÂpel songÂwritÂer. There were two pictures but they didn't show up. Although this doesn't tell the story behind Ira Stanphill's writing MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP, I thought you might be interested in what this search tells of him.