“So why should I worry? Why should I fret?
‘Cause I’ve got a Mansion Builder
Who ain’t through with me yet.”
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Refrain from the song “Mansion Builder”
THE SONG
This part of the song is based on John 14:2:
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (King James Version)
2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. (New American Standard Version)
Many translators feel that, In light of the ancient Greek, mansions is better translated “dwelling places.” The noun mone (connected to the verb meno, “stay” or “remain”) means “a place to stay.”
Some feel that “In light of God’s nature, it is better to translate it mansions. Whatever dwelling place God has for us in heaven, it will be as glorious as a mansion.” (1)
(1) Enduring Word Commentary on John 14:2
Note: I’ll be happy for any space I’m given in heaven. My plan is to spend a good amount of time at the place mentioned in Revelation: 22:
1 “Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
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Wings of the Wind
Quotes…#3 Anne Herring 1978
September 7, 2025“So why should I worry? Why should I fret?
‘Cause I’ve got a Mansion Builder
Who ain’t through with me yet.”
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Refrain from the song “Mansion Builder”
THE SONG
This part of the song is based on John 14:2:
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (King James Version)
2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. (New American Standard Version)
Many translators feel that, In light of the ancient Greek, mansions is better translated “dwelling places.” The noun mone (connected to the verb meno, “stay” or “remain”) means “a place to stay.”
Some feel that “In light of God’s nature, it is better to translate it mansions. Whatever dwelling place God has for us in heaven, it will be as glorious as a mansion.” (1)
(1) Enduring Word Commentary on John 14:2
Note: I’ll be happy for any space I’m given in heaven. My plan is to spend a good amount of time at the place mentioned in Revelation: 22:
1 “Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
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