Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#556

556. Jerusalem the golden

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

2 There is the throne of David;
And there, from care released,
The songs 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 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!

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Meter: 7, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Heaven

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