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THE GOLDEN LAND

Scripture Verse

The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones…and the street of the city was pure gold. Revelation 21:19,21

Introduction

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George Hugg (1848–1907)

Words: I. M. Scud­der, in Fount of Bless­ing, by Ro­bert G. Sta­ples (Chi­ca­go, Il­linois: Cen­tral Book Con­cern, 1880), num­ber 136.

Music: George C. Hugg (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

There’s a land that is fair and gold­en,
Half its beau­ties will nev­er be told;
In its gran­deur and glo­ry fold­en,
I so long this fair land to be­hold.

Refrain

In that land, so fair and gold­en
There the sto­ry sweet and old­en,
Is the theme of an­gel bands,
In that glo­ry, gold­en land;
Sing, my soul, sing Amen.

In that land is a gold­en ci­ty,
With its walls built of cost­li­est stone;
Naught on earth can com­pare in beau­ty,
With that fair, gold­en heav­en­ly home.

Refrain

If to Je­sus we’re faith­ful ev­er,
We shall see all those glo­ries un­told;
And shall gaze on their God-like splen­dor,
Which our earth-sight can nev­er be­hold.

Refrain