When we reach that roy­al ci­ty,
In that land of fade­less day,
When we pass in­side the por­tal
Where the right­eous live for aye,
We shall meet our bless­èd loved ones
In that land so bless­èd fair,
But the Sav­ior in His beau­ty
Will be first to greet us there.

Refrain

Happy meet­ing that will be,
Glorious greet­ing we shall see,
When we pass in­to that city,
In that city bright and fair;
Happy meet­ing that will be,
Glorious greet­ing we shall see,
But the Sav­ior in His beau­ty
Will be first to greet us there.

When in­side that glo­ri­ous ci­ty
In that land of fade­less day,
We will view with ho­ly rap­ture
All of those in bright ar­ray;
But among the saints and an­gels
There is none so bright and fair
As the Sav­ior in His beau­ty,
Who’ll be first to greet us there.

Refrain

When the heav’n­ly choir as­sem­bles,
At the throne they’ll ga­ther round,
Heav’n with prais­es will be ring­ing,
Hallelujahs will re­sound;
But the theme of all the mu­sic
In which all shall join and share,
Will be Je­sus in His beau­ty,
Who was first to greet us there.

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