The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 ‎#136

136. The City of Gold

1 There’s a city that looks o’er the valley of death,
And its glories can never be told;
There the sun never sets, and the leaves never fade,
In that beautiful city of gold.

Refrain:
There the sun never sets,
And the leaves never fade;
There the righteous forever
Shall shine like the stars,
In that beautiful city of gold.

2 There the King, our Redeemer, the Lord whom we love,
Will the faithful with rapture behold;
There the righteous forever will shine as the stars,
In that beautiful city of gold. [Refrain]

3 Ev’ry soul we have led to the foot of the cross,
Ev’ry lamb we have brought to the fold,
Shall be kept as bright jewels our crown to adorn,
In that beautiful city of gold. [Refrain]

4 There all sickness and sorrow and death are unknown,
There glories on glories unfold;
There the Lamb is the light in the midst of the throne,
In that beautiful city of gold. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a city that looks o’er the valley of death
• Title: The City of Gold
• Author: Anon.
• Refrain First Line: There the sun never sets
• Publication Date: 1894
• Scripture:
  Revelation 21:18

Tune Information

• Name: [There’s a city that looks o’er the valley of death]
• Composer: E. C. Avis