The Holy City

The Holy City - Christmas/Jean Allister/William Davies/John McCarthy Chorus

Lyrics by：Stephen Adams/Frederick Weatherly

Composed by：Stephen Adams/Frederick Weatherly

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

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

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 it's 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

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

Hosanna in the highest

Hosanna for evermore