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Jesus Is There

O have you not heard of that city of light

Author: Emma Pitt
Tune: [O, have you not heard of that city of light]
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O, have you not heard of that city of light,
Where they need not the light of the sun;
And the lov’d ones so dear, with Jesus are there,
And they worship the glorified One?

Chorus:
Jesus is there, yes! Jesus is there,
Where sorrow and partings ne’er come;
Jesus, my Saviour, is there,
And I long to be with Him at home.

2 O, have you not heard of that city so bright,
That our Saviour has gone to prepare;
There no gloom ever comes, nor darkness of night,
And the saved of the Lord are all there? [Chorus]

3 I hope to be there, in that city of light,
Where my Saviour His jewels shall take;
With my garments wash’d in His blood and made white,
In His likeness I there shall awake. [Chorus]


Source: Gospel Praise Book.: a collection of choice gems of sacred song suitable for church service, gospel praise meetings, and family devotions. (Complete ed.) #176

Author: Emma Pitt

Born: 1846, Maryland. Pitt was living in Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land, by 1880, and through at least 1910. She may have died be­fore 1920, as the daugh­ter with whom she was living in 1910 was on her own and still sin­gle in 1920. --www.hymntime.com Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O have you not heard of that city of light
Title: Jesus Is There
Author: Emma Pitt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is there, yes, Jesus is there
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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Gleanings of Sacred Song #186

Gospel Praise Book, enlarged ed. #d96

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Gospel Praise Book. #176

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The Gem of Gems #27

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