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[You tell me of a city]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. A. Hanchett Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55565 51176 76555
[You tell me of a city]
That City
Author: Kate Cameron Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: You tell me of a city Refrain First Line: A city which hath foundations Lyrics: 1 You tell me of a city
Which is so bright and fair;
Oh, why do not the friends I love
Talk more of going there?
I hear them speak of pleasures
Which earthly things have given;
Why do they never mention
The better joys of heaven?
Chorus:
"A city which hath foundations,
Whose builder and maker is God;"
Which shineth afar, like a beautiful star,
By saints and angels trod!
2 I think about that city
Of which I have been told,
Whose gates are made of shining pearl,
Whose streets are paved with gold.
The firm and strong foundation
Is built of jewels rare;
I’m sure that nothing earthly
Can with those walls compare. [Chorus]
3 Oh, dear and blessed city,
Could I but enter in,
I should be free from every pain,
From care, and doubt, and sin.
Oh, let me bear each trial
As patient as I may,
For soon will all things mortal
Forever pass away. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [You tell me of a city]
That City
That City
Author: Maria Burbank Williams Barnes Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12025 First Line: You tell me of a city Refrain First Line: A city which hath foundations Lyrics: 1 You tell me of a city
Which is so bright and fair;
Oh, why do not the friends I love
Talk more of going there?
I hear them speak of pleasures
Which earthly things have giv’n;
Why do they never mention
The better joys of Heav’n?
Refrain:
A city which hath foundations,
Whose builder and maker is God;
Which shineth afar
Like a beautiful star,
By saints and angels trod!
2 I think about that city
Of which I have been told,
Whose gates are made of shining pearl,
Whose streets are paved with gold.
The firm and strong foundation
Is built of jewels rare;
I’m sure that nothing earthly
Can with those walls compare. [Refrain]
3 Oh, dear and blessèd city,
Could I but enter in,
I should be free from every pain,
From care, and doubt, and sin.
Oh, let me bear each trial
As patient as I may,
For soon will all things mortal
Forever pass away. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [You tell me of a city]
That City
That City
Author: Kate Cameron Hymnal: Minnetonka Songs #103 (1879) First Line: You tell me of a city Refrain First Line: A city which hath foundations Lyrics: 1 You tell me of a city
Which is so bright and fair;
Oh, why do not the friends I love
Talk more of going there?
I hear them speak of pleasures
Which earthly things have given;
Why do they never mention
The better joys of heaven?
Chorus:
"A city which hath foundations,
Whose builder and maker is God;"
Which shineth afar, like a beautiful star,
By saints and angels trod!
2 I think about that city
Of which I have been told,
Whose gates are made of shining pearl,
Whose streets are paved with gold.
The firm and strong foundation
Is built of jewels rare;
I’m sure that nothing earthly
Can with those walls compare. [Chorus]
3 Oh, dear and blessed city,
Could I but enter in,
I should be free from every pain,
From care, and doubt, and sin.
Oh, let me bear each trial
As patient as I may,
For soon will all things mortal
Forever pass away. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [You tell me of a city]
That City
Kate Cameron
1836 - 1873 Author of "That City" in Minnetonka Songs Mrs. K. W. B. Barnes, was born in Deerfield, Mass in 1836. She was christened Maria Burbank Williams but was called by the name Kitty. She also used the pen name "Kate Cameron" In 1856 she married Dr. Norman S. Barnes. She was a writer of many stories, poems, and hymns.
From Waifs and their authors by A. A. Hopkins, 1879
Kate Cameron
Maria B. W. Barnes
1836 - 1873 Person Name: Maria Burbank Williams Barnes Author of "That City" in The Cyber Hymnal Christened Maria Burbank Williams, her family called her Kitty. Used the pseudonym Kate Cameron. See also Cameron, Kate, 1836-1873
Maria B. W. Barnes
