Reformed Press Hymnal ‎#172

172. Jerusalem The Golden

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 bliss 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,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4 O sweet and blesséd country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art, with God the Father,
And Spirit ever blest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem the golden
• Title: Jerusalem The Golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny
• Translator: John M. Neale
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: Alexander Ewing
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: D♭ Major