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420. Jerusalem, My Happy Home

1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
O how I long for thee!
When will my sorrows have an end,
The joys when shall I see?

2 The walls are all of precious stone,
Most glorious to behold;
Thy gates are richly set with pearl,
Thy streets are paved with gold.

3 Thy garden and thy pleasant walks
My study long have been;
Such dazzling views by human sight
Have never yet been seen.

4 Lord, help us by Thy mighty grace,
To keep in view the prize,
Till Thou dost come to take us home
To that blessed paradise.

Text Information
First Line: Jerusalem, my happy home, O how I long for thee!
Title: Jerusalem, My Happy Home
Author: Anon. (c. 1585)
Meter: C.M.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Doctrines: Eternal Life
Tune Information
Name: LAND OF REST
Coll. and Arr. by: Annabel M. Buchanan (1888-1983)
Meter: C.M.
Incipit: 51123 51165 51123
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional American melody
Copyright: Music copyright © 1938 by J. Fischer & Bro., a division of Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. Used with permission. All rights reserved.



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