Beautiful ci­ty of gold,
O how my heart longs for thee!
The streets are as clear as crys­tal,
The pear­ly gates we shall see.

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Beautiful ci­ty of gold (of gold),
Bought by the blood of the Lamb, we are told;
All who would ev­er that beau­ty be­hold,
Must come to Je­sus and en­ter the fold.

Home of the bride of Je­sus,
That beau­ti­ful home so fair,
His bride, too, is fair and spot­less,
Her gar­ments ere wrought with care.

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Some day we’ll meet all our loved ones,
When Je­sus our Lord shall come,
With an­gels and clouds of glo­ry,
Far bright­er than noon­day’s sun.

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Friend, if you ev­er would en­ter
That beau­ti­ful land of light,
Be washed in the blood of Je­sus,
And thou shalt rec­eive thy sight.

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