Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#589

589. Jerusalem on high

1 Jerusalem on high,
My song and city is,
My home whene’er I die,
The centre of my bliss;
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

2 There dwells my Lord, my King,
Judged here unfit to live;
There angels to Him sing
And lowly homage give;
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

3 The patriarchs of old
There from their travels cease;
The prophets there behold
Their longed-for Prince of Peace;
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

4 The Lamb’s apostles there
I might with joy behold,
The harpers I might hear
Harping on harps of gold:
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

5 The bleeding martyrs, they
Within these courts are found,
Clothèd in pure array,
Their scars with glory crowned;
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

6 Ah me! ah me! that I
In Kedar’s tent here stay;
No place like that on high;
Lord thither guide my way;
Oh, happy place!
When shall I be,
My God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem on high
• Author: Samuel Crossman (1664)
• Meter: H. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Heaven: Our Home; Heaven: Longings for; Jerusalem; Martyrs
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SHAMOKIN
• Composer: William E. Fischer
• Meter: H. M.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.