SDA Hymnal 429
Jerusalem the Golden
Words: Bernard of ClunyMusic: Alexander EwingTune: EWING7.6.7.6.D
1Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed.
RefrainI know not, O I know not
What holy joys are there,
What radiancy of glory,
What bliss beyond compare.
2They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng.
3There is the throne of David,
And there, from care released,
The shout of them that triumph,
The song of them that feast.
4O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
- Words
- Bernard of Cluny
- Music
- Alexander Ewing
- Tune
- EWING
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.D
- Scripture
- Revelation 21:2; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 7:9-10
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Could also be sung to St. Theodulph, Alford · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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