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Text:The City Of Gold
Author:Adger M. Pace
Tune:[In the Bible we read of a city]
Composer:W. Z. Kitts

35. The City Of Gold

1 In the Bible we read of a city
Where the faithful shall never grow old;
I have heard that its wonderful roadways
Are built of the purest gold.

Chorus:
I long for that city,
Its walls are of jasper I'm told;
I'm bound for that city,
That beautiful city of gold.

2 On the Island of Patmos John saw it,
In its grandeur he saw it unfold;
And He saw its walls were of jasper,
This beautiful city of gold. [Chorus]

3 O they need not the sun in that city,
For the glory of God, we are told,
Is the light of that wonderful city,
The beautiful city of gold. [Chorus]

4 I expect to live there in that city
While the years of eternity roll;
I expect to live there with my Saviour
In the beautiful city of gold [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: In the Bible we read of a city
Title: The City Of Gold
Author: Adger M. Pace
Refrain First Line: I long for that city
Language: English
Publication Date: 1935
Copyright: © 1927 by Adger M. Pace
Notes: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [In the Bible we read of a city]
Composer: W. Z. Kitts
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © 1927 by Adger M. Pace
Notes: Public Domain



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