I have read of the sweet old­en sto­ry,
Of the fair, hap­py Ed­en above;
Of the beau­ti­ful man­sions of glo­ry,
In the bright gold­en ci­ty of love.

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Oh, the sweet old­en sto­ry
Of the fair, hap­py Ed­en above;
Of the beau­ti­ful man­sions of glo­ry,
In the bright gold­en ci­ty of love.

I have read of the clear spark­ling ri­ver,
Bursting out ’neath the great throne of God;
How its sweet wa­ters glide on for­ev­er,
Making glad all the host of the Lord.

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I have read how the banks of that ri­ver
By the saints and the an­gels are trod;
How their glo­ri­ous an­thems for­ever
Swell the praise of our Sav­ior and God.

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