The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#656

656. Jerusalem the golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
with milk and honey blest,
beneath your contemplation
sink heart and voice oppressed:
I know not, oh I know not
what social joys are there,
what radiancy of glory,
what light beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
conjubilant 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 pain released,
the shout of them that triumph,
the song of them that feast;
and they who, with their Leader,
have conquered in the fight,
for ever and for ever
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,
with God the Father reigning,
and Spirit, ever blest. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th century
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  Revelation 7:14
  ;
  Revelation 21:1-7
• Source: Tr. also by Compilers of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861, slightly altered Compilers

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: Alexander Ewing, 1830-1895
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Key: D♭ Major