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 & Mu­sic: Hal­dor Lil­le­nas, 1912 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Haldor Lillenas (1885–1959)

Lyrics

When my earth­ly day is wan­ing
And my mor­tal robes I fold,
With the dawn­ing of eter­ni­ty begun,
I shall en­ter gates of pearl to walk
On streets of shin­ing gold,
In that ci­ty where they need no sun.

Refrain

In that ci­ty where they need no sun,
When at last my earth­ly race is run,
I shall see my Sav­ior’s face,
Revel in His love and grace
In that ci­ty where they need no sun.

O’er the fields of end­less glo­ry
I shall wan­der with de­light,
For with sad­ness and with pain I shall be done.
No more sor­row, no more sick­ness
In that home so pure and bright,
In that ci­ty where they need no sun!

Refrain

With the count­less blood-washed mill­ions
I shall sing be­yond the skies
Praise to God and to the Lamb for sin­ners slain.
As the sound of ma­ny wat­ers
This tri­um­phant song shall rise
And re­sound through­out God’s vast do­main.

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