Jerusalem the golden |
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Tune: |
Ewing |
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Metre: |
7676 D |
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Jerusalem
the golden,
With
milk and honey blest,
Beneath
thy contemplation
Sink
heart and voice oppressed:
I
know not, O I know not
What
social joys are there,
What
radiancy of glory,
What
light beyond compare.
They
stand, those halls of Zion,
Conjubilant
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 blessèd
Are
decked in glorious sheen.
There
is the throne of David,
And
there, from care released,
The
shout of them that triumph,
The
song 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.
O
sweet and blessèd country,
The
home of God’s elect!
O
sweet and blessèd 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.
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