
Author: M. Lowry Hofford Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the beautiful!
Its glories are untold;
Its walls are built of precious stones,
Its pavements made of gold;
Its mansions for the ransomed ones
In matchless splendor shine;
Jerusalem, the beautiful!
Jerusalem divine!
2 Jerusalem the beautiful!
Its gates of pearly white,
To voice of prayer and song of praise
Are open day and night;
And shining ones around the throne
In sweeter raptures sing;
Jerusalem, the beautiful!
Where saints their tributes bring.
3 Jerusalem, the beautiful!
My everlasting rest!
My glorious home, the saints’ abode,
The city of the blest;
The temple of the Holy One,
Thy light is all divine;
Jerusalem, the beautiful!
I love to call thee mine. Used With Tune: GLIWICE Text Sources: Wreath of Praise, by Asa Hull (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Daniel W. Knowles, 1879), page 3
Jerusalem The Beautiful!