African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#478

478. Jerusalem the Golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest!
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed;
I know not, O I know not
What joys await us 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 song 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,
Shall I e'er see Thy face?
O sweet and blessed country,
Shall I e'er win thy grace?
Exult, O dust and ashes,
The Lord shall be thy part;
His only, His forever,
Thou shalt be, and thou art.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Title: Jerusalem the Golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th Century
• Translator: John M. Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
• Meter: 76.76.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Revelation 21:10
• Topic: The Christian Life: Death and Life Eternal; Death; Everlasting Life; Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: Alexander Ewing, 1830-1895
• Meter: 76.76.D.
• Key: C Major