The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#614

614. Jerusalem the golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk anthyyour contemplation
Sink heart and voice opprest,
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,
For ever and for ever
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.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny (ca. 1145)
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Last Things: The Heavenly Home; Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: [Jerusalem the golden]
• Composer: A. Ewing, 1830—95
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Key: C Major