"Jerusalem the Golden" (1861)
(Tune: Ewing, 7.6.7.6.D)
Words by Bernard of Cluny, 12th century
Translated by John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, altered
Music by Alexander Ewing, 1830-1895 

London: Nevello & Co.
[Source: in "Ancient Hymns and Modern ...
with Accompanying Tunes," No. 142, Part III;
reprinted as No. 512 in "Book of Worship
for United States Forces" (1974)]

1. Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath your contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed.
I know not, O I know not
What joys await us 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 are, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.