My heart is yearning ever
To reach a place of rest.
Jerusalem, my happy home,
In thee my heart shall ne­ver
By sin or grief be pressed.
My heart is yearning ever
To reach that city bright.

Within its radiant portals
None ever sheds a tear;
God’s city bright gives all delight,
No grief nor wail or mortals
Is where the Lamb is near;
Within its radiant portals
None ever sheds a tear.

Their blessèd Lord and Sav­ior
Doth rule and govern them
In peace and joy, without alloy,
For sin can enter ne­ver
The new Je­ru­sa­lem;
Their blessèd Lord and Sav­ior
Doth rule and govern them.

Behold the goal in glo­ry,
Now shining from afar.
O city of the God of love,
Where no more earthly worry
My happiness shall mar!
Behold the goal in glo­ry,
Now shining from afar.

And even I shall conquer
In Je­sus’ name and might;
Tho’ weak and faint, still as a saint
I’ll in the haven anchor,
Sweet haven of delight.
Yea, even I shall conquer
In Je­sus’ name and might.