Scripture Verse

The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones…and the street of the city was pure gold. Revelation 21:19,21

Introduction

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George C. Hugg (1848–1907)

Words: I. M. Scud­der, in Fount of Bless­ing, by Ro­bert G. Sta­ples (Chi­ca­go, Il­linois: Cen­tral Book Con­cern, 1880), num­ber 136.

Music: George C. Hugg (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Scud­der’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There’s a land that is fair and gold­en,
Half its beau­ties will ne­ver be told;
In its gran­deur and glo­ry fold­en,
I so long this fair land to be­hold.

Refrain

In that land, so fair and gold­en
There the sto­ry sweet and old­en,
Is the theme of an­gel bands,
In that glo­ry, gold­en land;
Sing, my soul, sing Amen.

In that land is a gold­en ci­ty,
With its walls built of cost­li­est stone;
Naught on earth can com­pare in beau­ty,
With that fair, gold­en hea­ven­ly home.

Refrain

If to Je­sus we’re faith­ful ev­er,
We shall see all those glo­ries un­told;
And shall gaze on their God-like splen­dor,
Which our earth-sight can ne­ver be­hold.

Refrain