Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#588

588. Jerusalem, thou city fair and high

1 Jerusalem, thou city fair and high,
Would God I were in thee!
My longing heart fain, fain to thee would fly!
It will not stay with me:
Far over vale and mountain,
Far over field and plain,
It hastes to seek its fountain
And quit this world of pain.

2 O happy day, and yet far happier hour,
When wilt thou come at last?
When fearless to my Father's love and power,
Whose promise standeth fast,
My soul I gladly render;
For surely will his hand
Lead her, with guidance tender,
To heaven her fatherland.

3 Saints robed in white before the shining throne
Their joyful anthems raise,
Till heaven's glad halls are echoing with the tone
Of that great hymn of praise,
And all its host rejoices,
And all its blessèd throng
Unite their myriad voices
In one eternal song.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, thou city fair and high
• Author: Johann Matthaus Meyfart, 1590 - 1642
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829 - 78
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Aspiration; The Life In Christ: Life Everlasting

Tune Information

• Name: JERUSALEM, DU HOCHGEBAUTE STADT
• Composer: Melchior Franck, c. 1573 - 1639
• Key: D Major