The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#998

998. Jerusalem, the golden

1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed:
I know not, O I know not
What holy joys are there;
What radiancy of glory,
What bliss beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant 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 blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen.

3 There is the throne of David,
And there, from care released,
The song of them that triumph,
The shout of them that feast;
And they who, with their Leader,
Have conquered in the fight,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem, the golden
• Author: Bernard of Cluny
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Reward of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: Alexander Ewing
• Meter: 7s & 6s, D
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #833 or 357.