Through the gates of pearl and jas­per
To the city paved with gold,
When the ran­somed host shall en­ter,
And their gra­cious Lord be­hold.
When they meet in bliss­ful tri­umph
By the tree of life so fair
Shall we join the nob­le ar­my,
And re­ceive a wel­come there?

Refrain

By the grace of God we’ll meet
In the ci­ty’s gold­en street
Shouting, glo­ry! hal­le­lu­jah!
At the dear Re­deem­er’s feet.

When the har­vest work is end­ed,
And the sum­mer days are past,
When the reap­ers go re­joic­ing
To their bright re­ward at last;
When the white robed an­gel leads them
To the gates of joy so fair,
Shall we join their hap­py num­ber?
Will they bid us wel­come there?

Refrain

Let us fol­low on with firm­ness,
Keeping ev­er in the way
Where our bless­èd Lord has taught us,
To be faith­ful, watch and pray;
Then, in gar­ments pure and spot­less,
By the tree of life so fair,
We shall sing through end­less ag­es
With the count­less mill­ions there.

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