The origin of the song
Mount Hermon

This is the way Margit and I remember as it was related to us, first by Alyce McPherson and then Fred Hunter and Callie Caliging (who I believe wrote one of the verses):

Several years ago Nora Magee of San Bernardino, California was praying and asking the Lord," How long will it be before we experience a change and no longer have to endure such suffering of our bodies?"  She said that she heard an audible voice speak and say: "When you ascend upon Mount Hermon." She didn't understand what she was hearing, because she could not remember ever reading or hearing about Mount Hermon. She called her son, Mike Magee, who was an accomplished Bible student and told him what had happened.  He said that he was not sure he had heard of it either but would check it out, which, of course, it proved to be the highest mountain in Israel, and was where Jesus was most likely transfigured (in a high mountain apart).

A little while later, Nora shared with Fred what the Lord had said to her when she and Ed were having some meetings in San Bernardino. However, Fred and those with him had to leave early; for he had broken both wrists when he wrecked his bicycle a few days before, and he was in a lot of pain. He told me that on their way home that which Nora had shared began to take root in the midst of his own suffering. And that is when the inspiration of the song was born, out of the midst of the crucible of affliction.

Alyce said that when she received the cassette from Nora, she wept and felt such blessings in her spirit, as we are sure has been the same with many.  She went on to say, "It is straight out of God's Glory," and we whole heartedly concur. 

Elwin & Margit Roach