Scripture Verse

I…saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2

Introduction

Words: From The Clus­ter of Spi­ri­tu­al Songs, by Jes­se Mer­cer (1769–1841).

Music: Zi­on’s Light, at­trib­ut­ed to Ni­chol­son, 1820. Ap­peared in A Com­pi­la­tion of Ge­nu­ine Church Mu­sic, fourth edi­tion, by Jo­seph Funk, 1847 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

That glo­ri­ous day is draw­ing nigh,
When Zi­on’s light shall come;
She shall arise and shine on high,
Bright as the morn­ing sun;
The north and south their sons re­sign,
And earth’s foun­da­tions bend;
Clothed as a bride, Je­ru­sa­lem
All glo­ri­ous shall des­cend.

The king who wears the splen­did crown,
The az­ure’s flam­ing bow;
The ho­ly city shall bring down,
To bless His church be­low;
When Zi­on’s bleed­ing, con­quer­ing king,
Shall sin and death de­stroy,
The morn­ing stars shall join to sing,
And Zi­on shout for joy.