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SDAH 424
For thee, O dear country,
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love beholding
Thy holy name, they weep.
Text
1
For thee, O dear country,
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love beholding
Thy holy name, they weep.
2
O one, O only mansion!
O Paradise of joy!
Where tears are ever banish’d
And smiles have no alloy;
3
With jasper glow thy bulwarks,
Thy streets with emeralds blaze;
The sardius and the topaz
Unite in thee their rays;
4
The cross is all thy splendor,
The Crucified thy praise;
His laud and benediction
Thy ransom’d saints shall raise;
5
O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God’s elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(c) Rev 21:19-21; Eph 2:20 (d) Gal 6:14 (e) Heb 11:16
Author
Bernard of Cluny
Translator
John Mason Neale, 1858
Year Published
c. 1145
Copyright
Copyright 1910 by G. Schirmer, Inc. Used by permission of the publisher.
Hymn Tune
ELY CATHEDRAL
Metrical Number
7.6.7.6.D.
Composer
T. Tertius Noble (1867-1953)
Year Composed
1895
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