Laudis Corona ‎#200

200. Jerusalem the golden

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

2 They stand, those halls of Sion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many angels,
And all the martyr throng;
The Prince is ever in them,
His light is ever seen;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen,
Are decked in glorious sheen.

3 There is the Throne of David,
And bliss without alloy,
The shout of them that triumph,
The song of festal joy;
And they who with their Leader
Have conquer'd in the fight
Forever and forever.
Are dress'd 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!
Jesu, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art, with God the Father,
And Spirit, ever blest.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden!
• Title: Jerusalem the golden
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1880

Tune Information

• Name: [Jerusalem the golden!]
• Key: B♭ Major