Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#571

571. Jerusalem the golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice opprest;
I know not, O 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.

4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Jesu, 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
• Author: Bernard of Cluny (12th century)
• Translator: Dr. J. M. Neale, 1818-1866
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Zion, Songs of; Heaven: Glory of; Heaven: Jerusalem; Heaven: Songs of; Jerusalem, heavenly; Society of Heaven; Songs: Of Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: A. C. Ewing, 1830-1895
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6
• Key: D Major