Hymns for the Living Church ‎#536

536. Jerusalem the Golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest!
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed;
I know not, O I know not
What joys await us there;
What radiancy of glory,
What bliss beyond compare!

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng;
The Prince is ever in them,
The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen.

3 There is the throne of David;
And there, from care released,
The song of them that triumph,
The shout of them that feast;
And they, who with their Leader
Have conquered in the fight,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country,
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Title: Jerusalem the Golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny (c. 1145)
• Translator: John M. Neale (1851)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:18
  ;
  Galatians 4:26
  ;
  Revelation 21:10
• Topic: Funeral
• Source: Other translators also

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: Alexander Ewing (1853)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D.
• Key: C Major