Hymn: Bathed in unfallen sunlight
- Title: The City of God
- First Line: Bathed in unfallen sunlight
- Hymnal: Timeless Truths
- Denomination:
- Publisher: http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/
- Publication Date: 2002
Author(s)
- Author Name: Horatius Bonar
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1889
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 Bathed in unfallen sunlight, Itself a sunborn gem, Fair gleams the glorious city, The new Jerusalem! City fairest, splendor rarest, Let me gaze on thee! O city fairest, splendor rarest, Home for all the free! 2 Calm in her queenly glory, She sits all joy and light: Pure in her bridal beauty, Her raiment festal white! Home of gladness, free from sadness, Let me dwell in thee! O home of gladness, free from sadness, Mine eternally! 3 Shading her golden pavement, The tree of life is seen, Its fruit-rich branches waving, Celestial evergreen. Tree of wonder, let me under Thee forever rest! O tree of wonder, let me under Thy rich boughs be blest! 4 Rich are the priceless jewels That deck her mighty wall, And from the throne of God-head A wondrous radiance falls. City fairest, splendor rarest, Let me gaze on thee! O city fairest, splendor rarest, Home for all the free!