Scripture Verse

The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. Revelation 21:21

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ad­oni­ram. J. Bu­chan­an, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ap­peared in Song-Land Mes­sen­ger Com­plete, ed­it­ed by Hor­ace N. Lin­coln (Dal­las, Tex­as: H. N. Lin­coln, 1892), num­ber 109.

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bu­chan­an (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

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Have you heard of that bright ci­ty,
With its op­en pear­ly gate?
Where the ran­somed ones are sing­ing,
And the loved ones for us wait.

Refrain

Over there the an­gels wait,
Over there,
At the beau­ti­ful pear­ly gate.

Have you heard of that bright riv­er,
Clear as crys­tal, pure and free?
Flowing from the throne of glo­ry,
Soon its beau­ties we shall see.

Refrain

Will you go to that bright ci­ty,
With im­mor­tals will you live?
Trust in Je­sus, love and serve Him,
And eter­nal life He’ll give.

Refrain