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876. City of Gold

1. There’s a city that looks o’er the valley of death,
And the glories can never be told;
There the sun never sets, and the leaves never fade,
In that beautiful city of gold.

Refrain
There the sun never sets, and the leaves never fade;
And the eyes of the faithful our Savior behold,
In that beautiful city of gold.

2. There the King, our Redeemer, the Lord whom we love,
All the faithful with rapture behold;
There the righteous forever shall shine as the stars,
In that beautiful city of gold. [Refrain]

3. Every soul we have led to the foot of the cross,
Every lamb we have brought to the fold,
Shall be kept as bright jewels our crown to adorn,
In that beautiful city of gold. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: There's a city that looks o'er the valley of death
Title: City of Gold
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1875)
Refrain First Line: There the sun never sets, and the leaves never fade
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [There's a city that looks o'er the valley of death]
Composer: William Howard Doane
Incipit: 51332 31211 65545
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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