The New English Hymnal ‎#430

430. O thou not made with hands

1 O THOU not made with hands,
Not throned above the skies,
Nor walled with shining walls,
Nor framed with stones of price,
More bright than gold or gem,
God's own Jerusalem!

2 Where'er the gentle heart
Finds courage from above;
Where'er the heart forsook
Warms with the breath of love;
Where faith bids fear depart,
City of God, thou art.

3 Thou art where'er the proud
In humbleness melts down;
Where self itself yields up;
Where martyrs win their crown;
Where faithful souls possess
Themselves in perfect peace;

4 Where in life's common ways
With cheerful feet we go;
Where in his steps we tread,
Who trod the way of woe;
Where he is in the heart,
City of God, thou art.

5 Not throned above the skies,
Nor golden-walled afar,
But where Christ's two or three
In his name gathered are,
Be in the midst of them,
God's own Jerusalem.

Text Information

• First Line: O thou not made with hands
• Author: Francis Palgrave, 1824-97
• Meter: 66 66 66
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 120TH
• Meter: 66 66 66
• Key: D Major
• Source: Este's Psalter, 1592; Harmony: Ravenscroft's Psalmes 1621, alt.