Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#355b

355b. Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High

1 Jerusalem, thou city fair and high,
Would God I were in thee!
My longing heart fain, fain to thee would fly!
It will not stay with me;
Far over vale and mountain,
Far over field and plain,
It hastes to seek its Fountain
And quit this world of pain.

2 O happy day, and yet far happier hour,
When wilt thou come at last?
When fearless to my Father's love and power,
Whose promise standeth fast.
My soul I gladly render,
For surely will His hand
Lead me with guidance tender
To heaven my fatherland.

3 O Zion, hail! bright city now unfold
The gates of grace to me
How many a time I longed for thee of old,
Ere yet I was set free
From yon dark life of sadness,
Yon world of shadowy naught,
And God had given the gladness,
The heritage I sought.

4 Unnumbered choirs before the shining throne
Their joyful anthems raise,
And th'heavenly halls re-echo with the tone
Of that great hymn of praise,
And all its host rejoices,
And all its blesséd throng
Unite their myriad voices
In one eternal song.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, thou city fair and high
• Title: Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High
• Author: Johann Matthäus Meyfart, 1590-1642 (1626)
• Meter: 10 6, 10 6, 7 6, 7 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Eternity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: JERUSALEM
• Composer: James Pearce (1872)
• Meter: 10 6, 10 6, 7 6, 7 6.
• Notes: Public Domain.