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We Journey to a City
Author: Rev. Henry Burton Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
Far, far away it lieth,
Beyond the valley low,
Beyond the chilling river,
Beyond its waves of woe.
Refrain:
We journey to a city,
Whose gates are open wide,
And angel voices greet us
Beyond the swelling tide.
2 No eye hath seen its glories,
Its joys have ne’er been told;
No cloud of sorrow passes
Over its streets of gold.
But strains of sweetest music,
Float on its balmy air,
And voices of the harpers
Who sing their triumph there. [Refrain]
3 They sing the name of Jesus,
Who wash’d them in His blood;
The Lamb who went before them,
Thro’ desert, fire and flood.
No more the far-off vision;
With open face they see
The King in all His beauty,
Who died to set them free. [Refrain]
4 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
A little while of tempest,
And then the endless calm;
A little while of battle,
And then the victor’s palm. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [We journey to a city]
We Journey to a City
[We journey to a city Which eye hath never seen]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Used With Text: We Journey to a City
[We journey to a city Which eye hath never seen]
[We journey to a city]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: L. C. Voke Incipit: 35567 65533 71662 Used With Text: We Journey to a City
[We journey to a city]
We Journey to a City
Author: Henry Burton Hymnal: Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #11 (1921) Lyrics: 1 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
Far, far away it lieth,
Beyond the valley low,
Beyond the chilling river,
Beyond its waves of woe.
Refrain:
We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
2 No eye hath seen its glories,
Its joys have ne’er been told;
No cloud of sorrow passes
Over its streets of gold.
But strains of sweetest music,
Float on its balmy air,
And voices of the harpers
Who sing their triumph there. [Refrain]
3 They sing the name of Jesus,
Who washed them in His blood;
The Lamb who went before them,
Thro’ desert, fire and flood.
No more the far-off vision;
With open face they see
The King in all His beauty,
Who died to set them free. [Refrain]
4 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
A little while of tempest,
And then the endless calm;
A little while of battle,
And then the victor’s palm. [Refrain] Topics: Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [We journey to a city]
We Journey to a City
We Journey to a City
Author: Rev. Henry Burton Hymnal: Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #348 (1916) First Line: We journey to a city Which eye hath never seen Languages: English Tune Title: [We journey to a city Which eye hath never seen]
We Journey to a City
We Journey to a City
Author: Rev. Henry Burton Hymnal: Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #48 (1915) Lyrics: 1 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
Far, far away it lieth,
Beyond the valley low,
Beyond the chilling river,
Beyond its waves of woe.
Refrain:
We journey to a city,
Whose gates are open wide,
And angel voices greet us
Beyond the swelling tide.
2 No eye hath seen its glories,
Its joys have ne’er been told;
No cloud of sorrow passes
Over its streets of gold.
But strains of sweetest music,
Float on its balmy air,
And voices of the harpers
Who sing their triumph there. [Refrain]
3 They sing the name of Jesus,
Who wash’d them in His blood;
The Lamb who went before them,
Thro’ desert, fire and flood.
No more the far-off vision;
With open face they see
The King in all His beauty,
Who died to set them free. [Refrain]
4 We journey to a city,
Which eye hath never seen;
We journey to a country,
Whose shores are ever green.
A little while of tempest,
And then the endless calm;
A little while of battle,
And then the victor’s palm. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We journey to a city]
We Journey to a City
George C. Stebbins
1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[We journey to a city]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 3 Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey.
At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England.
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George C. Stebbins
Henry Burton
1840 - 1930 Person Name: Rev. Henry Burton Author of "We Journey to a City" in Alexander's Hymns No. 3 Rv Alfred Henry Burton DD United Kingdom 1840-1930. Born at Swannington, Leicestershire, he emigrated with family to America and became a student at Beloit College, WI, graduating with honours. After a pastorate in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Monroe, WI, he returned to England and entered the Wesleyan Ministry in 1865. He married Ellen Pearse. He then ministered mostly in Lanca-shire and London. Published works include ”Gleanings in the gospels:, “Wayside songs”, “St. Luke in Expositor's Bible”.
John Perry
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Burton, H. In I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878, the hymns, "Come, for the feast is spread," (The Gospel Invitation), and "Look away to Jesus" (Looking unto Jesus) are attributed to the "Rev. H. Burton”
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Burton, Henry, D.D., p. 1555, i., born at Swannington, Leicestershire, in 1840. His parents having emigrated to America, he became a student at Beloit College, and graduated in honours. After labouring as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for a time he returned to England, entered the Wesleyan Ministry in 1865, and has since laboured chiefly in Lanca¬shire and London. His published works include Gleanings in the Gospels, Wayside Songs, 1886, St. Luke in the Expositor's Bible, &c. His hymns in common use, in addition to those named on p. 1555, i., include:—
1. Break, day of God, 0 break. [Second Advent.] Written at Blundell Sauds, near Liverpool, on Christmas Eve, 1900, and included in The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904. "The opening stanza was composed on the Railway Bridge where I lingered on my way home" (Author's MS!.).
2. In the secret of His presence. [Peace in Christ.] Written at Acton, London, published in his Wayside Songs, 1886, and included in the Epworth Hymnal, U.S.A.
3. 0 King of Kings, 0 Lord of hosts. [National Hymn.] Dr. Burton's history of this hymn is: "In the late Queen's Jubilee year, 1887, I composed an Ode which was set to music by Sir J. Stainer, and sung at a Jubilee Festival in the Royal Albert Hall, London. As the Ode could not be sung at any other time, Sir J. Stainer requested me to compose a hymn to which the same music should be set [and of a national character]. This led me to write the hymn" Author's MS.). It is No. 975 in The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904.
4. Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. [Kind Deeds.] "This is based on a little incident in the life of my brother-in-law, the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse. When a boy returning home from a Moravian school in Holland, the steward of the boat on which he sailed from Bristol to Hayle showed him marked attention and kindness, because Mr. Pearse's father, years before, had proved a great friend to his mother. And so he was simply 'passing on' the kindness." (Author's MS.). The hymn was written at Acton on April 8, 1885, and first printed in The Christian Advocate, N.Y., 1886, and again in Wayside Songs, 1886, p. 81. The first stanza has been adopted as a motto by the "International Sunshine Society," of New York.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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