Jerusalem the Golden performed by WELS HS Honor Choir
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. — Revelation 21:1-3
Jerusalem the Golden: About

The New Jerusalem
engraving — 1865
This twelfth century hymn, first conceived by Bernard of Cluny, depicts an idyllic, heavenly scene. The hymn is gloriously set to the English folk tune THAXTED.
Text: Bernard of Cluny, 12th century
Setting: Sterling Proctor.
Composer: Gustav Holst.
Jerusalem the Golden: Lyrics
Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest—
The sight of it refreshes The weary and oppressed:
I know not, oh, I know not What joys await us there,
What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare:
To sing the hymn unending With all the martyr throng,
Amidst the halls of Zion Resounding full with song.
Oh, sweet and blessed country, The home of God’s elect!
Oh, sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect,
Where they who with their leader Have conquered in the fight
Forever and forever Are clad in robes of white.
Jesus in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest
Where sings the host of heaven Your glorious name to bless.
The Christ is ever with them; The daylight is serene.
The pastures of the blessed Are ever rich and green.
There is the throne of David; And there from care released,
The shout of them that triumph, The song of them that feast.
To God enthroned in glory The Church’s voices blend,
The Lamb forever blessed, The Light that knows no end.
Jerusalem the Golden, sung to the tune THAXTED, was the closing hymn at the first national worship conference in 1996 and has been the finale at all subsequent conferences. Wisconsin Lutheran Synod High School Honor Choir conducted by Jonathan T. Pasbrig with WELS orchestra and Organist Randy P. Bode. Mary Prange, coordinator of concerts, recitals, and musicians, WELS.

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A little bit of heaven on earth!
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