Beautiful Land of Rest

lyricist: Anonymous, 1864
Composer: Robert Lory

Jerusalem

for ev­er bright—

Beautiful land of rest

No win­ter there

nor chill of night—

Beautiful land of rest!

The drip­ping cloud is chased away

The sun breaks forth in end­less day—

Jerusalem

Je­ru­sa­lem

The beau­ti­ful land of rest.

Beautiful land

beau­ti­ful land

Beautiful land of rest;

Beautiful land

beau­ti­ful land

Beautiful land of rest.

Jerusalem

for ev­er free—

Beautiful land of rest!

The soul’s sweet home of li­ber­ty—

Beautiful land of rest!

The gyves of sin

the chains of woe

The ran­somed there will nev­er know

Jerusalem

Je­ru­sa­lem

The beau­ti­ful land of rest.

Jerusalem

for ev­er dear—

Beautiful land of rest!

Thy pear­ly gates al­most ap­pear—

Beautiful land of rest!

And when we tread thy love­ly shore

We’ll sing the song we’ve sung be­fore—

Jerusalem

Je­ru­sa­lem

The beau­ti­ful land of rest.

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