American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#306

306. Jerusalem The Golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice opprest:
I know not, O I know not,
What joys await us there,
What radiancy of glory,
What light beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many angel,
And all the martyr throng:
The Prince is ever in them,
The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked with glorious sheen.

3 There is the throne of David,
And there, from care released,
The shout of them that triumph,
The song of them that feast;
And they who with their Leader
Have conquered in the fight,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4 Exult, O dust and ashes!
The Lord shall be thy part:
His only, His forever,
Thou shalt be and thou art!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
Soon to that land of rest:
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest!

5 Jerusalem the golden,
Shall I e'er see thy face?
O sweet and pleasant city,
Shall I e'er win thy grace?
I have the hope within me
To comfort and to bless;
Shall I e'er win the glory?
O my Redeemer, yes!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Title: Jerusalem The Golden
• Author: Bernard of Morlaix (12th Cent.)
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1862)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Heaven; Processionals and Recessionals: Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: A. Ewing, 1830-95
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D.
• Key: C Major