Hymn
The Heavenly Jerusalem
Away with our sorrow and fear!
We soon shall recover our home;
The city of saints shall appear,
The day of eternity come.
From earth we shall quickly remove,
And mount to our promised abode,
The house of our Father above,
The palace of angels and God.
By faith we already behold
That lovely Jerusalem here;
Her walls are of jasper and gold,
As crystal her buildings are clear.
Immovably founded in grace,
She stands as she ever has stood;
And soon, at the end of our race,
We'll rest in that city of God.
The Heavenly Jerusalem — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-heavenly-jerusalem-2
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Heavenly Jerusalem?
The words of The Heavenly Jerusalem were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Unwearied Earnestness and Jesus, United by Thy Grace.
Is The Heavenly Jerusalem public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Heavenly Jerusalem?
The Heavenly Jerusalem is in Long Metre Double (8.8.8.8 D). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Supreme Love to Christ, Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness and Of the Glory of God in the Starry Heavens.