Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Beautiful Zion built above
Topic: Present and Future/Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: W Bradbury
Meter: 8s
Tune: Beautiful Zion
Hymn Number: 768
Page Number: 284, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBeautiful Zi-on, built a-bove-
Beauti-ful ci-ty that I love;
Beauti-ful gates of pearl-y white;
Beauti-ful tem-ple-God its light;
He who was slain on Cal-va-ry
O-pens those pearly gates to me.
Beautiful heaven, where all is light;
Beauti-ful an-gels, clothed in white;
Beauti-ful strains that never tire,
Beauti-ful harps through all the choir;
There shall I join the chorus sweet,
Worshiping at the Sa-vior's feet.
Beauti-ful crowns on ev-ery brow;
Beauti-ful palms the conquerors show,
Beauti-ful robes the ransomed wear,
Beauti-ful all who en-ter there!
Thither I press with ea-ger feet,
There shall my rest be long and sweet.
Beauti-ful throne for Christ our King,
Beauti-ful songs the an-gels sing,
Beauti-ful rest-all wanderings cease,
Beauti-ful home of per-fect peace;
There shall my eyes the Savior see:
Haste to this heavenly home with me!