971. 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 social joys are there,
What radiancy of glory,
What light beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
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)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Heaven: Glories of
Notes: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. Heb. 13:14.
Tune Information
Name: JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN
Composer: Anthony J. Showalter, 1858-1924
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
Incipit: 55565 32111 6532
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: M.M. 80



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