Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#593b

593b. O Mother dear, Jerusalem!

1 O Mother dear, Jerusalem!
When shall I come to thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Thy joys when shall I see?
O happy harbor of God's saints!
O sweet and pleasant soil!
In thee no sorrow can be found,
Nor grief, nor care, nor toil.

2 No murky cloud o'ershadows thee,
Nor gloom, nor darksome night;
But every soul shines as the sun,
For God Himself gives light.
O my sweet home, Jerusalem,
Thy joys when shall I see?
The King that sitteth on thy throne
In His felicity?

3 Thy gardens and thy goodly walks
Continually are green,
Where grow such sweet and pleasant flowers
As nowhere else are seen.
Right through thy streets, with silver sound,
The living waters flow,
And on the banks, on either side,
The trees of life do grow.

4 Those trees for evermore bear fruit,
And evermore do spring:
There evermore the angels are
And evermore do sing.
Jerusalem, my happy home,
Would God I were in thee;
Would God my woes were at an end,
Thy joys that I might see!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Mother dear, Jerusalem!
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SELWOOD
• Composer: Thomas W. Staniforth
• Meter: C. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.