Holy City Lyrics

Holy City lyrics

Last night I lay asleeping

There came a dream so fair,

I stood in
old Jerusalem

Beside the temple there

I heard the children
singing

And ever as they sang,

Methought the voice of Angels

From Heaven in answer rang

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

Lift up you
gates and sing,

Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna to your King!"



And then methought my dream was chang'd

The streets no longer
rang

Hush'd were the glad Hosannas

The little children sang

The sun grew dark with mystery,

The morn was cold and chill

As
the shadow of a cross arose

Upon a lonely hill

"Jerusalem,
Jerusalem!

Hark! How the Angels sing,

Hosanna in the highest,

Hosanna to your King!"



And once again the scene was chang'd

New earth there seem'd to be,

I saw the Holy City

Beside the
tideless sea

The light of god was on its streets

The gates were
open wide,

And all who would might enter

And no one was denied.

No need of moon or stars by night,

Or sun to shine by day,

It was
the new Jerusalem

That would not pass away

"Jerusalem!
Jerusalem

Sing for the night is o'er

Hosanna in the highest

Hosanna for evermore!"