You tell me of a city Which is so bright and fair (Barnes)

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You tell me of a city Which is so bright and fair (Barnes)

Author: Kate Cameron
Tune: [You tell me of a city]
Published in 3 hymnals

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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]

Source: Minnetonka Songs: for Sabbath Schools, compiled especially for the Minnetonka Sabbath-School Assembly #103

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Author: Kate Cameron

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 Go to person page >

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First Line:	You tell me of a city Which is so bright and fair (Barnes)
Author:	Kate Cameron
Refrain First Line:	A city which hath foundations
Copyright:	Public Domain