The Holy City Flashcards
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The Holy City
Last night I lay a-sleeping, There came a dream so fair,
- Last night I lay a-sleep-ing, there came a dream so fair,
I stood in old Je-ru-sa-lem, be-side the tem-ple there.
- I stood in old Je-ru-sa-lem, be-side the tem-ple there.
I heard the chil-dren sing-ing, and e-ver as they sang,
- I heard the chil-dren sing-ing, and e-ver as they sang,
me though the voice of An-gels from Heav’n in an-swer rang;
- me thought the voice of An-gels from Heav’n in an-swer rang;
me thought the voice of An–gels from Heav’n in an-swer rang;
- me thought the voice of An–gels from Heav’n in an-swer rang;
Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Lift up your gates and sing,
- Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Lift up your gates and sing,
Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na– to your King!
- Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na– to your King!
And then me-thought my dream was chang’d, the streets no long-er rang.
- And then me-thought my dream was chang’d, the streets no long-er rang.
Hush’d were the glad Hos-san-nas, the lit-tle chil-dren sang.
- Hush’d were the glad Hos-san-nas, the lit-tle chil-dren sang.
The sun grew dark with mys-te-ry, the morn was cold and chill,
- The sun grew dark with mys-te-ry, the morn was cold and chill,
as the sha-dow of a cross a-rose up-on a lone-ly hill,
- as the sha-dow of a cross a-rose up-on a lone-ly hill,
as the sha-dow of a cross a-rose up-on a lone-ly hill,
- as the sha-dow of a cross a-rose up-on a lone-ly hill,
Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Hark! How the An-gels sing,
- Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Hark! How the An-gels sing,
Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na– to your King!
- Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na– to your King!
And once a-gain the scene was chang’d, new earth there seem’d to be,
- And once a-gain the scene was chang’d, new earth there seem’d to be,
I saw the Ho-ly Ci-ty be-side the tide-less sea;
- I saw the Ho-ly Ci-ty be-side the tide-less sea;
the light of God was on it’s streets, the gates were o-pen wide,
- the light of God was on it’s streets, the gates were o-pen wide,
And all who would, might en–ter, And no one was de-nied,
- And all who would, might en–ter, And no one was de-nied,
no need of moon or stars by night, or sun to shine by day,
- no need of moon or stars by night, or sun to shine by day,
It was the new Je-ru-sa-lem that would not pass a-way.
- It was the new Je-ru-sa-lem that would not pass a-way.
It was the new Je-ru-sa-lem that would not pass a-way.
- It was the new Je-ru-sa-lem that would not pass a-way.
Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Sing for the night is o’er!
- Je-ru-sa-lem! Je-ru-sa-lem! Sing for the night is o’er!
Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na- for e-ver-more!
- Ho-san-na in- the high-est! Ho-san-na- for e-ver-more!
Ho-san-na in- the high–est!—- Ho-san-na- for e-ver—-more!