Church Book ‎#579

579. 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 O when, thou city of my God,
Shall I thy courts ascend,
Where evermore the angels sing,
Where 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 from 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.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, my happy home
• Author: Francis Baker (1628, alt.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Heaven; Easter Season, Fourth Sunday
• Source: Composite translation, 1801, a.
• Notes: Alternate tune: #86, #227 or #574

Tune Information

• Name: MACFARREN
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Composer from index; Walter Macfarren, 1870