Jerusalem Divine

lyricist: Benjamin Rhodes, 1787
Composer: Silesian folk tune

Jerusalem di­vine

When shall I call thee mine?

And to thy ho­ly hill at­tain

Where wea­ry pil­grims rest

And in thy glo­ries blest

With God Mes­si­ah ev­er reign?

There saints and an­gels join

In fel­low­ship di­vine

And rap­ture swells the so­lemn lay

While all with one ac­cord

Adore their pre­cious Lord

And shout His praise in end­less day.

May I but find the grace

To fill a hum­ble place

In that in­her­it­ance above;

My tune­ful voice I’ll raise

In songs of loud­est praise

To spread Thy fame

Re­deem­ing Love!

Reign

true Mes­si­ah

reign!

Thy king­dom shall remain

When stars and sun no more shall shine;

Mysterious Dei­ty

Who ne’er be­gan to be

To sound Thy end­less praise be mine!

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