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Jerusalem 53

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: Arranged by William Walker, 1835
Alto: Christian Harmony, 1867
Poet: John Cennick, 1743
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Jesus, my all to heav'n is gone,
He whom I fix my hopes upon;
His track I see, and I'll pursue
The narrow way till Him I view.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 1
Chorus
I'm on my journey home to the new Jerusalem,
So fare you well, I am going home.


2
The way the holy prophets went,
The road that leads from banishment,
The King's highway of holiness
I'll go, for all His paths are peace.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 2
3
This is the way I long have sought,
And mourned because I found it not;
My grief a burden long has been,
Because I was not saved from sin.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 6
4
Then will I tell to sinners 'round,
What a dear Savior I have found;
I'll point to Thy redeeming blood,
And say, "Behold the way to God."

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 9
5
Lo! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb,
Shalt take me to Thee, whose I am;
Nothing but sin have I to give,
Nothing but love shall I receive.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 8