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402a. Jerusalem, my happy home

1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
Name ever dear to me,
When shall my labors have an end
In joy, and peace, and thee?

2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls
And pearly gates behold?
Thy bulwarks, with salvation strong,
And streets of shining gold?

3 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom,
Nor sin nor sorrow know:
Blest seats! through rude and stormy scenes
I onward press to you.

4 Why should I shrink at pain and woe,
Or feel at death dismay?
I've Canann's goodly land in view,
And realms of endless day.

5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there
Around my Saviour stand;
And soon my friends in Christ below
Will join the glorious band.

6 Jerusalem, my happy home!
My soul still pants for thee;
Then shall my labors have an end,
When I thy joys shall see.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jerusalem, my happy home
Title: Jerusalem, my happy home
Alterer: J. Montgomery (1802)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: General; Church Triumphant
Notes: Tune name in index: SOUTHWELL
Tune Information
Name: [Jerusalem, my happy home]
Composer: H. S. Irons, Mus. Doc.
Meter: C. M.



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