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401b. O heavenly Jerusalem

1 O Heavenly Jerusalem,
Of everlasting halls,
Thrice blessèd are the people
Thou storest in thy walls.

2 Thou art the golden mansion,
Where saints forever sing,
The seat of God's own chosen,
The palace of the king.

3 There God for ever sitteth,
Himself of all the crown;
The Lamb, the Light that shineth,
And never goeth down.

4 Naught to this seat approacheth
Their sweet peace to molest;
They sing their God forever,
Nor day nor night they rest.

5 Sure hope doth thither lead us;
Our longings thither tend;
May short-lived toil ne'er daunt us
For joys that cannot end.

6 To Christ, the Sun that lightens
His Church above, below;
To Father, and to Spirit
All things created bow.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O heavenly Jerusalem
Title: O heavenly Jerusalem
Translator: Isaac Williams (1839)
Meter: 8.7.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: All Saints; General; Church Triumphant
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: ROWLEY
Tune Information
Name: [O heavenly Jerusalem]
Composer: Louis C. Jacoby
Meter: 8.7.D.
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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