970. Jerusalem the Golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice opprest;
I know not, O I know not,
What joys await us there;
What radiancy of glory,
What bliss beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Sion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng:
The Prince is ever in them,
The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen.

3 There, is the throne of David;
And there, from care released,
The shout of them that triumph,
The shout of them that feast.
And they who, with their Leader,
Have conquered in the fight,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country,
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest!
Who art, with God the Father,
And Spirit, ever blest.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jerusalem the golden
Title: Jerusalem the Golden
Author: Bernard of Cluny (1145)
Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (1845)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture: ;
Topic: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Heaven: Glories of
Notes: But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Gal. 4:26. And the city was pure gold. Rev. 21:18.
Tune Information
Name: EWING
Composer: Alexander C. Ewing, 1830-1895 (1853)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
Key: Dâ™­ Major
Notes: M.M. 88



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