Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#602

602. Jerusalem! my happy home!

1 Jerusalem! my happy home!
Name ever dear to me!
When shall my labors have an end,
In joy and peace and Thee?

2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls
And pearly gates behold?
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets of shining gold?

3 Oh, when, thou city of my God,
Shall I thy courts ascend,
Where congregations ne'er break up
And Sabbaths have no end?

4 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom,
Nor sin nor sorrow know;
Blest seats! through rude and stormy scenes
I onward press to you.

5 Why should I shrink at pain and woe?
Or feel at death dismay?
I've Canaan's goodly land in view,
And realms of endless day.

6 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there
Around my Saviour stand;
And soon my friends in Christ below
Will join the glorious band.

6 Jerusalem! my happy home!
My soul still pants for thee;
Then shall my labors have an end,
When I thy joys shall see.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem! my happy home!
• Author: F. B. P.
• Alterer: James Montgomery (1802)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Heaven: Longings for; Jerusalem; Martyrs

Tune Information

• Name: SOUTHWELL
• Composer: Herbert S. Irons
• Meter: C. M.