Joyful Songs ‎#150

150. Jerusalem the Golden

1 Jerusalem the Golden,
I languish for one gleam
Of all thy glory folden,
In distance and in dream!
My thoughts, like palms in exile,
Climb up to look and pray
For a glimpse of that dear country,
That lies so far away.

Chorus:
Jerusalem the Golden,
My hope, my heav'n, my home;
With songs of joy and sweet employ,
To Thee, to Thee we come.

2 Jerusalem the Golden,
There all our birds that flew,
Our flow'rs but half unfolden,
Our pearls that turned to dew;
And all the glad life, magic,
Now heard no longer here,
Shall come again to greet us,
As we are drawing near. [Chorus]

3 Jerusalem the Golden,
I toil on day by day,
Heart sore each night with longing,
I stretch my hands and pray
That, midst Thy leaves of healing,
My soul shall find her rest,
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
The weary are at rest. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, the Golden
• Title: Jerusalem the Golden
• Refrain First Line: Jerusalem the Golden
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1875
• Notes: Now Public Domain. (Read Rev. XXXIII.)

Tune Information

• Name: [Jerusalem the Golden]
• Composer: J. R. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.