Clear as crys­tal flows the ri­ver
From the throne of God above;
’Tis the water pure, of eter­nal life,
From the fount of end­less love.

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Clear as crys­tal, clear as crys­tal
May Thy truth for­ev­er be;
Clear as crys­tal, clear as crys­tal
In our hearts, O Lord, from Thee.

Clear as crys­tal, like a jas­per,
Is the heav’n­ly ci­ty’s light,
As the wall ap­pears, and the pear­ly gates—
To the pil­grim’s rav­ished sight.

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Clear as crys­tal, like the won­drous
Sea of glass be­fore the throne,
Where the joy­ful cry rises day and night
To the glo­ri­ous Three in One.

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