The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#401b

401b. O heavenly Jerusalem

1 O Heavenly Jerusalem,
Of everlasting halls,
Thrice blessèd are the people
Thou storest in thy walls.

2 Thou art the golden mansion,
Where saints forever sing,
The seat of God's own chosen,
The palace of the king.

3 There God for ever sitteth,
Himself of all the crown;
The Lamb, the Light that shineth,
And never goeth down.

4 Naught to this seat approacheth
Their sweet peace to molest;
They sing their God forever,
Nor day nor night they rest.

5 Sure hope doth thither lead us;
Our longings thither tend;
May short-lived toil ne'er daunt us
For joys that cannot end.

6 To Christ, the Sun that lightens
His Church above, below;
To Father, and to Spirit
All things created bow.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O heavenly Jerusalem
• Title: O heavenly Jerusalem
• Translator: Isaac Williams (1839)
• Meter: 8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: All Saints; General; Church Triumphant
• Notes: Tune name in index: ROWLEY

Tune Information

• Name: [O heavenly Jerusalem]
• Composer: Louis C. Jacoby
• Meter: 8.7.D.
• Key: C Major