"Mansions of the Lord" is a hymn written by Randall Wallace and set to the music of Nick Glennie-Smith. There is a German version called "Die Villen des Herrn".

Performances

"Mansions" was originally written for the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, and was performed by the United States Military Academy Glee Club and the Metro Voices. The hymn also served as the recessional in the 2004 funeral of President Ronald Reagan. That rendition was sung by the Armed Forces Chorus with the United States Marine Chamber Orchestra. The hymn is featured on the CD of the same name by the Morriston Orpheus Choir from Wales.

Lyrics

To fallen soldiers let us sing Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing Our broken brothers let us bring To the Mansions of the Lord No more bleeding, no more fight No prayers pleading through the night Just divine embrace, Eternal light In the Mansions of the Lord Where no mothers cry and no children weep We will stand and guard though the angels sleep All through the ages safely keep The Mansions of the Lord

German lyrics

Lass uns zu gefallenen Soldaten singen Wo keine Raketen fliegen und keine Kugeln fliegen Unsere gebrochenen Brüder lassen uns bringen Zu den Villen des Herrn Keine Blutung mehr, kein Kampf mehr Keine flehentlichen Gebete durch die Nacht Nur göttliche Umarmung, ewiges Licht In den Villen des Herrn Wo keine Mütter weinen und keine Kinder weinen Wir werden stehen und bewachen, obwohl die Engel schlafen Alle durch die Jahrhunderte sicher aufbewahren Die Villen des Herrn