Laudes Domini ‎#557

557. The New Jerusalem

1 Jerusalem, the golden,
With milk and honey blest!
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed;
I know not, oh, I know not,
What social joys are there,
What radiancy of glory,
What light beyond compare.

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

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

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, the golden
• Title: The New Jerusalem
• Translator: John M. Neale
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Rest of Heaven; Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: A. Ewing
• Meter: 7s, 6s. D
• Key: D Major