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Text:Jerusalem the Golden
Author:Bernard of Cluny
Tune:EWING
Composer:Alexander Ewing

898. Jerusalem the Golden

1. Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppress'd:
I know not, O I know not
What holy joy are there;
What radiancy of glory,
What bliss beyond compare.

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

3. O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country,
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art with God the Father,
And Spirit ever blest.

Text Information
First Line: Jerusalem the golden
Title: Jerusalem the Golden
Author: Bernard of Cluny
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Home Eternal: City of God
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: EWING
Composer: Alexander Ewing
Meter: 7s & 6s. D.
Key: D Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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