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The Holy City Lyrics

Artist: Charlotte Church

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
"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
"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 its 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
"Jerusalem! Jerusalem
Sing for the night is o'er
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna for evermore!"

Comments/Interpretations

by kris dyer on 6/10/2008 8:50am
hello mur

by Thabo K. on 11/24/2009 6:30am
I have been looking for these lyrics for so long. Yoy are a life saver. Thanx a lot. Tchao

by Ron on 3/5/2012 7:54pm
Thanks for putting these lyrics up. This is a great majestic hymn of my religion!

by morford awoala stanley on 4/1/2012 5:23am
what about the chorus

by RukhZ on 4/30/2012 11:24pm
Wow!!!! What a beautiful song.

by Sorbarikor on 9/15/2012 2:31pm
Dis is realy gud, ve been lookin 4 dis lyric 4 years now. Thankz bros.

by MJM on 12/17/2012 12:02am
Charlotte Church did not write the song - the lyrics were written by Frederick E Weatherly and music by Stephen Adams

by Sorbarikor livinus mbakpo on 1/6/2013 7:55am
Thank God i found it after many yrs of search

by Eneh Emmanuel chinagorom on 2/7/2013 1:35pm
Wht a lovely song. It is a song dat move people's emotions.

by JSNCP on 3/29/2013 7:04am
good work mate! :)