Scripture Verse

The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Revelation 21:23

Introduction

Words: Hen­ry B. Bren­ne­man, in Hymns and Tunes (Elk­hart, In­di­ana: Men­non­ite Pub­lish­ing, 1890), page 80.

Music: Home of the Blest Hen­ry B. Bren­ne­man, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bren­ne­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There’s a beau­ti­ful, beau­ti­ful land,
’Tis the home of the blest;
Where with Je­sus, a glorified band,
They for­ev­er shall rest.

Refrain

Oh, that beau­ti­ful, beau­ti­ful land
Is for you and for me!
There to be with the glorified band,
Oh, how sweet it will be!

In that land is the city of light,
Bright and fair, we are told:
All its mansions are dazzling and white,
And its streets are of gold.

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There’s no need of the sun in that land,
For the Lamb is its light;
And He sits at His Fa­ther’s right hand,
Crowned with glo­ry and might.

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Oh, how glo­ri­ous and sweet it must be,
In that peaceful abode !
Where from sin and from misery free,
We shall dwell with our God !

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There we hope many loved ones to meet,
And in tender embrace
We in triumph each other shall greet,
In that beau­ti­ful place.

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When we get to that home of the blest,
From all pain to be free,
And with Je­sus for­ev­er to rest,
Oh, how sweet it will be.

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