O won­der­ful ri­ver! O life giv­ing ri­ver!
That flows thro’ the streets of the ci­ty above;
The trees on thy mar­gin, that blos­som and qui­ver,
Bring forth for the na­tions a fruit­age of love.

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Wonderful ri­ver! Won­derful ri­ver!
Gladdening the plains where the ran­somed abide:
Flow on­ward for­ev­er, won­der­ful, won­der­ful ri­ver!
Pure as thy source, which no dark­ness can hide!

O throne of the Lamb, with its glo­ry un­spok­en!
O trees He hath plant­ed for heal­ing and rest!
Shine on in our vi­sion, and give us a to­ken
To com­fort the heart that is sore and op­pressed.

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We pine in the bond­age that sin has thrown o’er us,
We long for the joy and the free­dom of home—
To join in the swell of the glo­ri­fied chor­us,
To drink of the riv­er that flows from the throne.

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